As if the federal government bureaucracy weren’t already big enough, now legislation has been filed in Congress creating a new federal agency – the U.S. Food Safety Administration (FSA). Filed jointly by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), in both branches, the Food Safety Administration…
Read More »On Wednesday, February 3, we will sponsor the next program in our Wednesday Webinar Series. You should register now to attend Training and Certifying Staff in a COVID World next Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST. This important program will feature Nick Eastwood, President of Always Food Safe along with Dan…
Read More »In just over a week, DDIFO will sponsor the next program in our Wednesday Webinar Series. Training and Certifying Staff in a COVID World will be presented on February 3, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST. This important program will feature Nick Eastwood, President of Always Food Safe along with Dan Olk, Vice President…
Read More »Against the backdrop of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) teamed up with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday to produce a detailed food safety checklist for the benefit of the food service industry. The checklist, which covers all aspects of food operations from growing and harvesting to…
Read More »Speaking of important employment issues and the like, DDIFO is pleased to present another important webinar for our franchisees on Tuesday, June 23 at 3:00 PM. Register here to attend the highly informative program, Creating Consumer Confidence through Trust, Transparency and Technology. This one hour webinar will feature JP Scoville, VP of Customer Success for…
Read More »The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for a public hearing on October 21 for the purpose of discussing available new technologies and how to best continue food safety efforts initiated under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The FDA has focused much of their efforts thus far on transparency and traceability for…
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Commercial kitchens should take note that earlier this week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its new rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food as mandated under the Food Safety Modernization Act. The rule, published in the Federal Register on April 6, sets new requirements for shippers, loaders, carriers by motor…
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Just three months after the much-anticipated opening of its first New York City restaurant, Chick-fil-A voluntarily closed the Manhattan store. Citing “restaurant maintenance and facility updates,” the restaurant remained shuttered from December 30, 2015 until the morning of January 5, 2016, while it responded to a total of 59 violations, ranging from fruit flies to…
Read More »The Northeast Regional DDIFO meeting will focus broadly on food safety, the ways media react to issues and how the government will respond. The program, to be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center on Tuesday, March 1, will begin with an overview by ServSafe® National Accounts Manager Kevin Scott on food safety…
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