Food Safety Management Systems : Achieving Active Managerial Control of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in a Retail Food Service Business

King, Hal

ISBN 10: 3030447375 / ISBN 13: 9783030447373

Published by Springer, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Food Safety Management Systems : Achieving Active Managerial Control of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in a Retail Food Service Business
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030447375
• ISBN 13: 9783030447373
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This foodborne disease outbreak prevention manual is the first of its kind for the retail food service industry. Respected public health professional Hal King helps the reader understand, design, and implement a food safety management system that will achieve Active Managerial Control in all retail food service establishments, whether as part of a multi-restaurant chain or for multi-restaurant franchisees. 

According to the most recently published data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), retail food service establishments are the most commonly reported locations (60%) leading to foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States every year.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that in order to effectively reduce the major foodborne illness risk factors in retail food service, a food service business should use Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS); however less than 11% of audited food service businesses in a 2018 report were found using a well-documented FSMS.  Clearly, there needs to be more focus on the prevention of foodborne disease illnesses and outbreaks in retail food service establishments. 

The purpose of this book is to help retail food service businesses implement FSMS to achieve Active Managerial Control (AMC) of foodborne illness risk factors. It is a key resource for retail professionals at all levels of the retail food service industry, and those leaders tasked to build and manage food safety departments within these organizations.

About the Author

Dr. Hal King is a public health professional who has worked in the government (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), academia (Emory University School of Medicine), military (US Army Reserves), and food industry (Chick-fil-A inc.) sectors to innovate public health intervention strategies for the prevention of infectious diseases.  He is currently the CEO of Active Food Safety LLC (an advisory services and products company), and the founder of Public Health Innovations LLC.