by Dave Mikkola RS MPH | Mar 1, 2023 | blog
You may have heard about recent cases of foodborne illness and oysters. According to the Food Safety News (3/22/2023) 170 cases of illness were reported, in Europe and Hong Kong, from eating raw oysters. Samples from oyster batches in the Netherlands, France, and...
by Dave Mikkola RS MPH | Nov 18, 2022 | blog
Employee Training – Step Three: Resources Every training effort, no matter how carefully planned, can do with a variety of audio-visual resources. Even when employees understand the problems in the facility and master coping skills to address those issues, it is all...
by Dave Mikkola RS MPH | Nov 18, 2022 | blog
Employee Training – Step Two: Solutions The bookwork, classroom lectures, videos and exams are completed: everyone is now certified in food safety and busy at work making money. Congratulations! Your interest and involvement in their training speaks volumes. However,...
by Dave Mikkola RS MPH | Nov 18, 2022 | blog
Employee Training – Step One: The Problem You’re in charge of training new employees. There’s pressure to be quick and effective: training is expensive and unproductive time away from work. The assignment is to produce motivated, effective, and knowledgeable workers...
by Dave Mikkola RS MPH | Nov 18, 2022 | blog
Health Belief Model – Its Applications An earlier blog entry discussed the important role of behavioral science in any employee training effort. This entry discusses the background of one of the most influential behavioral science models – the Health Belief Model. It...
by Dave Mikkola RS MPH | Nov 18, 2022 | blog
Listeria Mitigation Plan – Listeria monocytogenes Plan Objective: define and describe the microorganism Listeria, its environment, means of transmission, methods of causing illness and, most critical, the means of controlling its spread and growth. While Listeria can...
