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Food Talk is a quarterly newsletter designed to help food managers convey vital food safety information to their food workers. It is a ready-made education and outreach tool used by health departments and businesses with food handling staff. The content reflects the recommended practices in the latest edition of the FDA model Food Code.

Now celebrating 25 years as a reliable source of sanitation tips for food workers!

Let’s Get Personal… About Hygiene

Have you ever wondered why smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products is not allowed in kitchens? Could a little cigarette ash in the food really hurt anyone? Actually, smoking cigarettes can cause many problems in a foodservice setting and one of them is linked to what food safety experts call “personal hygiene.” (Read more...)

At the Cutting Edge of Food Safety

They say it was the cutting board that led to the requirement in the FDA model Food Code that equipment and utensils be designed to be “smooth and easily cleanable” as well as long-lasting. (Read more...)

Take the Emergency Quiz

See if you can pick the best answers to our Emergency Quiz. But be careful, some questions may seem to have more than one correct answer.

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