StateFoodSafety Resources

For this month’s activity, we are holding an art contest. Everyone is invited to participate. We will select artwork from the entries that we receive and publish them in a digital version of the calendar. To enter StateFoodSafety.com’s art contest you must submit a drawing/re-creation/rendering of one of our cartoons from the 2015–2016 Cartoon Calendar […]

Ever found a hair or fingernail in your food? Such objects in food are disgusting, but worse than that, they can be dangerous. Hair and fingernails in food are examples of physical hazards—foreign and potentially dangerous items that find their way into food. Some more examples of physical hazards are: broken glass, fish bones, dirt, […]

If you’re not aware of StateFoodSafety.com’s Cartoon Calendar, you won’t want to miss this incredible resource! Our 18-month calendar makes food safety training less of a chore and a lot more fun through its comical illustrations of food safety concepts. Principles such as food hazards, personal hygiene, and proper cooking temperatures are taught through these […]

When you first hear the phrase “Chemical Hazards” you may think of large chemical spills on the freeway, rat poison under the unlocked kitchen sink, or even secret government agents in white and chrome hazmat suits! In the food safety world, however, chemical hazards are much less visible making their threat all the more serious. […]

If you live in Boston and were planning on eating out today, you may want to choose your restaurant carefully. According to the Boston Globe, nearly half of Boston’s food establishments were cited for multiple food violations in 2014. Over 500 locations had five or more serious violations. Examples of these violations include not storing food […]