StateFoodSafety Resources

StateFoodSafety now has a YouTube channel. The featured video below is a trailer for the new version of their Food Handler Course, which is currently rolling out in select locations across the nation. Stay tuned for future videos about hand washing, glove use, and other food safety practices. —Suzanna Sandridge

A busser’s main objective is to assist wait staff and bartenders by clearing, cleaning, and resetting tables; restocking utensils, napkins, and condiments; and delivering food and drinks to customers. Bussers are customer service oriented team players who work quickly to keep business moving. Bussers do not need a high school diploma, and most establishments provide […]

Listeria can get in cantaloupe Cantaloupes may look innocent, but they are the source of the most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years. In 2011, a listeria outbreak in cantaloupes caused foodborne illness in 147 people and killed more than 30. Shockwaves from the outbreak are still felt today. Just this week, Walmart settled […]

This StateFoodSafety video from the Food Safety Talkabout series uses street interviews and humor to teach the correct procedure to cook chicken. Is the color of chicken the correct method for knowing whether the chicken is thoroughly cooked? If you don’t know, watch this episode!

In this year’s April issue of the Journal of Environmental Health, project coordinators for the California EHS-Network, Brenda Vanschaik Faw and Joyce L. Tuttle, discuss the results of a brief survey conducted in California in the article entitled, “Mobile Food Trucks: California EHS-Net Study on Risk Factors and Inspection Challenges.” The study was developed to […]