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Sardines confirmed as botulism source as patient count grows

Food Safety News

The number of people sick in a botulism outbreak due to contaminated sardines has grown to 15. Patients include Americans and Canadians plus people from England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Spain. At least 10 have been hospitalized and eight admitted to intensive care units. One person has died. Locally produced and preserved sardines in oil have been confirmed as the vehicle of infection.

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196. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 196 – Make Your Local Store Marketing Work For You With Evocalize!

The Restaurant Technology Guys

In this episode, we chat with Matthew Marx, the founder and CEO of Evocalize, a platform that helps local businesses create and run effective digital marketing campaigns. In the show we discuss how Evocalize can help restaurant owners reach more customers, increase their online presence, and grow their revenue. We also talk about the challenges and opportunities of local marketing in the post-pandemic era, and how Evocalize can help businesses adapt and thrive.

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Foreign Supplier Verification Program inspection of California import company leads to FDA warning

Food Safety News

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems.

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San Francisco Bakery Cites No Gun Policy in Refusal to Serve Police

Total Food Service

In a bustling city like San Francisco, it is crucial for restaurants to maintain a harmonious relationship with local law enforcement agencies. The safety and security of patrons, staff, and the community at large are of utmost importance. Given the current challenges of homelessness and street crime that relationship is being severely tested. How do restaurants create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone?

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Poisoned: A memorial and a call for courage in food safety

Food Safety News

— OPINION — Today, September 18, would be my son, Riley Detwiler’s 32nd birthday. Earlier this year, I had the privilege and heartache of being part of the recently released Netflix documentary, “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food.” In addition to offering insights from my food safety career over the past 30 years, I recounted the harrowing experience of losing my 17-month-old son Riley to the landmark 1993 E.coli outbreak linked to fast food hamburgers.

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WI Establishment Recalls Ground Beef After Testing Positive or E. coli (STEC) O103

Penn State Food Safety Blog

American Foods Group, LLC, doing business as Green Bay Dressed Beef, LCC, a Green Bay, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 58,281 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103. The raw, ground beef items were produced on Aug. 14, 2023. The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified that a sample collected by a state public health partner tested positive for the presence of E. coli O103.