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Hey New Jersey Starbucks, did you forget what happened with Hepatitis A in Mendham in 2019?

Bill Marler

In July 2019, a hepatitis A (HAV) outbreak was discovered in New Jersey linked to Mendham Golf and Tennis Club at 2 Golf Lane in Mendham Township, New Jersey. Symptom onset dates ranged from July 11 to August 7, 2019. This case’s symptoms started on June 24, 2019, and he was excluded from work on June 30. How soon we forget.

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CDC FoodNet:  2019 was not the best year in Food Safety

Bill Marler

Infantis moved from the ninth most common Salmonella serotype among infected persons during 1996–1998 to the sixth most common in 2019. Typhimurium moved from the most common serotype during 1996–1998 to the third most common in 2019. With COVID-19, what will 2020 bring? The incidence of some serotypes has declined.

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Global Air Travel Capacity Set to Surpass Yearly Flight Figures in 2018 and 2019

Hospitality Net

Travel offered to both corporate and leisure clients combined is set to surpass the annual travel capacity in 2018 and 2019, that is according to FCM Consulting’s Q4-2023* Quarterly Global Trends Report, citing data from Cirium.

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USDA Economic Research Service: Salmonella accounted for nearly 80 percent of pathogen violations in U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019

Bill Marler

From 2002 to 2019, 22,460 pathogen/toxin violations were discovered among imported shipments. This chart was drawn from the ERS report Examining Pathogen-Based Import Refusals: Trends and Analysis From 2002 to 2019 , published December 2021. . A recent USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) study examined the number of U.S.

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Listeria illnesses from 2017 prompt Almark Foods egg recall in 2019?

Bill Marler

Almark Foods and the FDA need to explain why positive product tests and illnesses in 2017 did not stop positive product tests and illnesses in 2019. Listeria specimens from ill people were collected from April 10, 2017, to November 12, 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 to 82 years, with a median age of 75. monocytogenes.

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75% of global markets stayed above 2019 RevPAR, Dubai gained as host of COP28

Hospitality Net

STR’s global “bubble chart” update through 16 December 2023 showed 75% of markets with growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) compared to 2019. Notably, 20 of 25 European countries recorded RevPAR growth in this run-up to the holiday season, wrapping up a strong performance year around the continent.

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OpenTable: Dining Trends for 2019 (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

On OpenTable’s plate in 2019, diners moved towards more health-conscious dining preferences. This uncovered a treasure trove of food trends and shifts in behavior to provide insightful context as to how people are eating in 2019.”

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