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40 Percent of Retail Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Linked to Sick Employees, Says CDC

May 31, 2023

Approximately 40 percent of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with retail food establishments during 2017–2019 were caused by an infectious employee, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


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Plant sanitation and product safety start with employee hygiene

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Megan Pellegrini
Megan Pellegrini
July 24, 2019
Simply put, sanitation starts and ends with employees. How do companies maintain high standards when they likely experience high employee turnover?
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Meat and Poultry Employee Hygiene Practices Include Wearing Gloves
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Employee hygiene is the key to meat and poultry safety

High on hygiene: Employee buy-in on hygienic measures is critical for minimizing the spread of pathogens in meat and poultry plants.
Rich Mitchell
Richard Mitchell
July 13, 2018
Workers hold the key to meat and poultry safety. The inability of plant employees to follow such hygienic practices as proper hand washing and wearing sanitized personal protective equipment can lead to contamination, the spread of foodborne illness, reduction in product shelf life and product recalls.
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Employee hygiene training: Rinse and repeat for best results

Laura Dunn Nelson
July 5, 2018
Employee hygiene is a leading cause of food safety incidents, costing the industry billions, and damaging public health and brand image.
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Meritech ProTech XV

March 16, 2018

Meritech has announced its latest innovation, the ProTech XV.


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