norovirus number one food borne illness in the usa
Did you know that an invisible sneeze droplet can contain 200 MILLION droplets of germs! Think about this: 200 MILLION droplets of germs x (our sanitizer kills 99.9% of germs!) .01% = YUK!!!!Statistics...
View ArticleComponents for Food Safety Programs
Food safety should be the main priority and concern within a restaurant. Each year in the US there are an estimated 76 million cases of food borne illness which result in 325,000 hospitalizations and...
View ArticleRestaurants to Stay Open Despite Roach Infestation
If your restaurant was infested with roaches, would you remain open and let your patrons know of the bug problem? An organic restaurant in Marin County, California called Panda Buffet sure did. They...
View ArticleThe Rise of Food Borne Illness
In the last two years, food borne illness has increased by 44% according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. This is a big issue considering the amount of families who are going...
View ArticleYelp Adds Restaurant Inspection Scores
Today, Yelp announced that they will now display restaurant hygiene scores from the City of San Francisco on Yelp business pages. The CEO of Yelp says, “This is huge news in itself, but perhaps the...
View ArticleEating Safely in the NYC [Infographic]
Check out our brand new infographic! (click to see full size)
View ArticleTop 5 Proposed Changes to the NYC Letter Grade System
1. Fines that were previousely set at the discretion of the hearing officer, and could cost the restaurant owner up to $2000 will be set at a fixed $200 per violation; 60% of all violations fall into...
View ArticleDeal or No Deal…. That is the Question …Bloomberg Condemns Reforms to NYC...
In a press conference that took place on Monday August 19th, 2013, the purported deal struck between the City Council and theHealth Department over the NYC Restaurant Letter Grade System, became more...
View ArticleWant to know if your favorite restaurant has an A,B, or C ….There’s an App...
This isn’t news, but it sure is worth revisiting. In a world where Apps seem to coincide with every aspect of our lives,a big round of App-lause to the Health Department for staying with the times and...
View Article100 Random NYC Restaurant Patrons asked what the “Grade Pending” sign...
100 New Yorkers surveyed .. Top 5 answers on the Board Here’s the Question… What Does a “Grade Pending” sign on the door of a restaurant mean? The following are the top 5 answers… the place is dirty...
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