Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are clear benefits for using curtains in the cold room and freezer room. Yet, there are still many kitchens that do not see how the use of air / plastic curtains can save of energy cost, maintenance and maintaining proper temperature for both the cold and freezer rooms.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe use of gloves in the kitchen is a controversial debate in the food safety industry. This can be seen by the split opinion by experts on this topic.
The trend in the industry has been to encourage the use of gloves in the kitchen for the handling of ready to eat foods. This is in an effort to prevent potential cross-contamination during handling. We at HygieneFoodSafety believe that gloves can be useful. But should have limited use.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Building a food safety system from the ground up is a difficult thing to do. However, it can be done! We got a great question from one of our community members. We just had to share it with everyone. Check out the answer.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are 2 main viruses in food that are involved with food poisoning. Hepatitis A & Noroviruses. The foods that seem to be most responsible for viral infection are those with little to no processing. These include foods such as oysters, clams, mussels and scollops as well as fresh produce (salads and fruits).
