Voice Recognition Credits Individual Employee Performance Thanks to COVID, restaurants are rushing to automate all things related to customer and employee health. This is accelerating the installation of “no-touch” technologies from smart soap/sanitizer dispensers to self-powered electronic faucets: This situation has opened the door for software to verify employee handwash compliance: Handwashing retains its CDC […]
Virtual Restaurant Inspections
Advantages of Scheduled Inspections Re-emerge Virtual restaurant inspections are a current reality and have been since March, 2020, as reported during an NRA sponsored webinar presentation by Sandra Long, Environmental Manager in Addison Texas. She speaks of its many advantages, starting with the scheduling to be sure the right people are available and all are […]
FDA’s “Smarter Food Safety” Calls For Motivating Better Behaviors
Handwashing Metrics Can Power a Food Safety Culture The unveiling of FDA’s blueprint for The New Era Of Smarter Food Safety raises the hope and probability for meeting the public’s expectation for safer food. Frank Yiannas’s experiences from Disney to Walmart to the FDA are now shaping up to a well-conceived, risked-based food safety program […]
Handwashing Verification Will Be Key
Handwashing Transparency in Restaurant Reopening Coronavirus’s training of the public in pathogen transmission has created an added factor in assessing restaurant quality, the hand hygiene factor. They expect to see hand sanitizers readily accessible and used frequently by staff and guests. Handwashing by kitchen staff in the prep areas and their handwashing restroom behaviors are […]