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Request for update on Petition to deem Salmonella an Adulterant

Bill Marler

August 19, 2021. Ms. Sandra Eskin. Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. Food Safety and Inspection Service. 331-E Jamie Whitten Federal Bldg. 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, D.C. 20250. Docket Clerk. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food Safety and Inspection Service. 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Mailstop 3782. Room 6065. Washington, D.C. 20250.

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Defects in Buildings: What Restaurant Owners Need to Know

Modern Restaurant Management

In light of the recent Surfside condominium collapse of Champlain Towers South, many building owners and tenants are evaluating the condition of their buildings, including deferred maintenance items and potential construction and design defects. Restaurant owners should likewise be concerned about the condition of their premises. Construction defects can devastatingly affect revenue and raise health and safety concerns for patrons and employees.

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How to Count Liquor Inventory in Your Bar: The Complete Guide

Sculpture Hospitality

Your accounting period is coming to a close and it’s time to conduct your dreaded liquor inventory count. At best it’s incredibly boring, at its worst it’s time-consuming and expensive.

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Here’s How We Aim to Maintain a Zero Harm Work And Learning Environment

Food Safe Limited

Home / Blog Reviewed & Updated: 2023 This page explains how we maintain a Zero-Harm Learning & Work Environment. It also elaborates on how we maintain a strategic and transparent learner well-being and safety system. Further down the page, we go over the unique sustainability journey that we call ‘Business Beyond Commerce’ including how we meet our Treaty Obligations.

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Hey FDA, Listeria can cause SAHCODHA ( Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death to Humans or Animals)

Bill Marler

So, why not use the authority granted under the FSMA and use the FDA’s mandatory recall authority? According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), before FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)was enacted, the FDA relied on responsible parties to voluntarily recall violative food products (except infant formula recalls which are described under section 412 of the FD&C Act – Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act).

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Using Location-Based Advertising with Text Message Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

Businesses have long searched for ways to optimize communications to specifically target people in close proximity with advertisements. It’s why marketers will spend up to $38.7 billion on location-based marketing in 2022. Eighty-four percent already use this type of marketing because it works. Consider the following: Data shows 83 percent of marketers feel their campaigns are more effective with location-based marketing and see higher response rates.

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93: Entering a New Year of Conversations

Eating at a Meeting

It has been a year - 52 weeks - that the Eating at a Meeting podcast has been a thing. The recordings started as interviews for my blog (thrivemeetings.com/blog) and then Facebook live videos inside the Eating at a Meeting Facebook group. I'm in awe that I have interviewed and recorded 93 episodes in the 52 weeks. The wealth of knowledge and expertise my guests have provided to me and you, the listeners is incredible.

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If a company refused a recall and the product then caused harm, would it be liable for punitive damages?

Bill Marler

As I posted yesterday, I am still unclear why the FDA has not used its recall authority to force Felix Custom Smoking to recall the product that the FDA determined to be at risk of being tainted by the deadly pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes. Taking aside the weakness of the FDA (or whatever the cause of the inaction) and the moral failing of Felix Custom Smoking to recall product that might sicken or kill their customers; since Felix Custom Smoking refused the recall, the questions is: what if

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Innovative Technology Allowed Emerging Canadian Franchise to Expand Into US

Modern Restaurant Management

While U.S. foodservice brands frequently expand into Canada, the reverse is less common. Why? The simple reason is: technology. Many Canadian restaurant brands hit an immediate wall when they attempt to adapt to the United States’ tech-forward approach to operations. Now, with consumer behavior increasingly shifting toward intuitive and automated restaurant experiences, Canadian brands are faced with the need for the support, flexibility and efficiency of the right technology suite in orde

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National Food Safety Education Month: How to Mitigate Foodborne Illnesses

Modern Restaurant Management

September is National Food Safety Education Month. This month, put food safety first and take steps to help prevent food poisoning from occurring. Data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that 48 million cases of foodborne illnesses occur annually, resulting in around 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Learning the simple rules of safe conduct when meal prepping can save your establishment from the negative fallout that can occur if a patron gets sick.

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Unlock Customer Loyalty with Digital CX: Three Ways Restaurants Can Take Action

Modern Restaurant Management

There’s no doubt the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the restaurant industry, making the past fifteen months a never-ending uphill battle. Amid the chaos of mandatory lockdowns and wavering safety regulations, only the most adaptable were able to stay afloat. In fact, nearly one in six restaurants closed their doors in some capacity last year.

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National Restaurant Association Mid-Year State of the Industry Report

Modern Restaurant Management

Despite a steady trend of job creation in the first half of the year, eating and drinking places are still nearly one million jobs, or eight percent, below pre-pandemic employment levels and the restaurants and accommodations sector have one of the highest levels of unfilled job openings of any industry, according to a mid-year supplement to the 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report from the Natonal Restaurant Association.

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Broad Coalition Calls for Modernization of Poultry Food Safety at USDA to Reduce Illnesses

Bill Marler

WASHINGTON—An unprecedented coalition of consumer groups, illness survivors, poultry industry leaders, academic scientists, and other food safety leaders are seeking a meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to make a united case for a modernized, science-based regulatory approach to ensure the food safety of poultry products. Poultry producers Butterball, Perdue Farms, Tyson Foods, and Wayne Farms aligned with four consumer groups—the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer F

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93: Entering a New Year of Conversations

Eating at a Meeting

It has been a year - 52 weeks - that the Eating at a Meeting podcast has been a thing. The recordings started as interviews for my blog (thrivemeetings.com/blog) and then Facebook live videos inside the Eating at a Meeting Facebook group. I'm in awe that I have interviewed and recorded 93 episodes in the 52 weeks. The wealth of knowledge and expertise my guests have provided to me and you, the listeners is incredible.

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Four Things Bar and Restaurant Owners Should Consider in their Coverage 

Modern Restaurant Management

With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. (But don’t worry, this needn’t be an everyday task.) With the guidance of a skilled agent that is well educated in the hospitality industry, bar and restaurant owners should be able to let the experts lead the way.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-August 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the importance of internet searching, the struggle to acquire and retain talent, and the 25 best cities for restaurant workers. CGA’s COVID-19 On Premise Impact Report. The latest BeverageTrak data from CGA’s COVID-19 On Premise Impact Report reveals On Premise velocity in outlets currently trading is +45 percent higher than the same time last year in the week to August 21.

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Five Reasons Restaurants Are Upgrading Tech in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

After the rollercoaster of the last year and a half, the restaurant industry is moving forward with making upgrades they put off because of the disruption COVID-19 created. The trends the industry had in 2019 toward improved tech stacks, better reporting, and streamlined operations can’t wait any longer, and restaurants are finding the budget to put toward technology again.

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The Current Status of the Labor Shortage and What it Takes to Survive

Modern Restaurant Management

As the nation rebounds from the massive COVID shutdowns that forced huge portions of our workforce into a period of hibernation, it might come as a surprise to some that supply chain shortages and service delays continue to loom, even after most economies have fully opened back up. While it’s difficult to draw a straight line between these continuing outages and any single underlying cause, it’s impossible to have a discussion on the matter without taking into account the current sta

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July/August 2021 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Pooja S. Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Legislation. Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Attempts Falter : While Congress has expressed bipartisan support for replenishing the depleted Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“RRF”), it has not been able to take action to do so.