What is a Foodborne Outbreak?
Repeated E. coli outbreaks in romaine lettuce have resulted in a number of deaths and hundreds of illnesses and hospitalizations in Canada and the U.S. [...]
How to Handle a Foodborne Illness Complaint
Let’s hope this never happens. The damage can be severe and far reaching with illness affecting customers and employees, resulting in staff shortages, bad publicity, [...]
What Should a Sick Foodservice Worker do?
You’ve heard stories about the cook who sneezes all over the plastic guard on the buffet table? It’s not a pretty image, that’s for sure [...]
Biological Food Contamination
Biological Food Contamination Under a Microscope Biological contamination is the most common cause of foodborne illnesses. Proper food handling techniques helps reduce the risk. What [...]
Four Types of Food Contamination
When we get sick from something we’ve consumed, it’s not difficult to imagine nasty microscopic germs crawling over the bad food. But that’s just one [...]
What is a Foodborne Illness?
The answer is super obvious. Quite simply, a foodborne illness occurs when a person eats or drinks something that makes them feel sick. You’ve likely [...]