{"id":31864,"date":"2019-05-20T10:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/?p=31864"},"modified":"2021-09-21T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:40:52","slug":"how-to-respond-to-a-food-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/how-to-respond-to-a-food-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Respond to a Food Recall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARF-Blog-Post-1-05202019-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"How to Respond to a Food Recall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARF-Blog-Post-1-05202019-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARF-Blog-Post-1-05202019-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARF-Blog-Post-1-05202019-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arffinancial.com\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARF-Blog-Post-1-05202019.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>How to Respond to a Food Recall<\/h2>\n<p>As consumers, we\u2019re hyper-aware of food recalls. As soon as the next outbreak of salmonella hits the news, we\u2019re throwing away everything in our fridge with reckless abandon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/07\/27\/food-recalls-are-increasing-but-that-doesnt-mean-your-food-is-unsafe.html\">has reported<\/a> that one in six people get sick from contaminated food every year, and U.S. food regulators are recalling two times the amount of products as 10 years ago. Suffice it to say, food recalls are on the rise. What\u2019s your role as a restaurant owner when word gets out of a new recall? Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how you slice it, food recalls are bad for business\u2014and they can cause a PR nightmare if not handled properly. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/552783\/how-food-recalls-work-salmonella-fda\">Mental Floss<\/a>, \u201cThe latest recalls are always posted on the websites of the FDA and FSIS, and it\u2019s up to those agencies to decide when a recall should be closed and when a food is safe to eat again.\u201d The Recall Committee, which is part of the FSIS Recall Management Division, places product recalls in 3 classes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class I &#8211; A Class I recall involves a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable probability that eating the food will cause health problems or death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Class II &#8211; A Class II recall involves a potential health hazard situation in which there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from eating the food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Class III &#8211; A Class III recall involves a situation in which eating the food will not cause adverse health consequences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you hear of a recall, act quickly to track down that item in your restaurant, mark it as being recalled, and isolate it from any other foods, equipment, or utensils. If you have multiple locations, it\u2019s also imperative you communicate the recall with them.<\/p>\n<p>The next step is to ensure your staff are informed of the issue and able to communicate any menu changes effectively and efficiently to your guests. You\u2019ll then want to refer to the vendor or recall notice for information on how to dispose of the product.<\/p>\n<p>After the recalled item is gone entirely from your establishment, it\u2019s time to do a deep clean of your kitchen. We\u2019re talking an all-hands-on-deck sterilization session. Sanitize the cutting boards and storage containers, anything that may have potentially come in contact with the affected product. And ensure your employees are practicing proper sanitation themselves with regular hand washing after the restaurant has been scoured.<\/p>\n<p>Keep yourself updated on the latest recalls by checking in regularly with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/\">Foodsafety.gov<\/a>, which delivers updates and information about U.S. food recalls. You can even get email notifications. As a restaurant owner, you need to be prepared for food recalls at any time. In this day and age, it\u2019s not a matter of <em>if<\/em> they\u2019ll happen, but <em>when<\/em>. There\u2019s even such a thing as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/p\/product-recall-insurance.asp\" class=\"broken_link\">product recall insurance<\/a>, which \u201ccovers expenses associated with recalling a product from the market.\u201d Now we\u2019re not saying you need to purchase this if you\u2019re not actually manufacturing a product, but the mere existence of such an insurance is evidence enough that recalls are nothing to take lightly. So stay informed, know how to react and you\u2019ll be good as gold the next time a food gets sent packing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Respond to a Food Recall As consumers, we\u2019re&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,690],"tags":[333,220,334,332,213,116,331,173,117,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-31864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-day-to-day-business-operations","8":"category-restaurant-financing","9":"tag-fda-recall","10":"tag-flex-pay-loans","11":"tag-food-poisoning","12":"tag-food-recalls","13":"tag-line-of-credit","14":"tag-restaurant-financing","15":"tag-restaurant-food","16":"tag-restaurant-funding","17":"tag-restaurant-loans","18":"tag-working-capital"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Respond to a Food Recall - ARF Financial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"U.S. food regulators are recalling two times the amount of products from the market than 10 years ago. 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