What should a manager do about recalled food?

What should a manager do about recalled food?

Here are the five things you must do when one of your products gets recalled.

Rally Your Recall Team.

Notify Applicable Regulatory Agencies.

Identify All Products to Be Recalled.

Determine Which Locations Were Affected.

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate.

Jun 23, 2016

What to do if you ate food that was recalled?

What should you do if you ate recalled products? If you have eaten recalled products and do not have any symptoms, most experts believe that tests or treatment are not needed, even for people at higher risk for listeriosis.

What happens when a food is recalled?

A food recall is a voluntary response from a supplier or manufacturer that removes products that are mislabeled or have a potential or obvious hazard. This helps to keep the public safe and prevent further problems from occurring.

What must a manager do after locating food in this establishment that has been recalled?

Utensils and food-contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized at least every four hours during continuous use. When a manager learns about a food recall that affects her establishment, what should she do? Isolate the food and keep it in a designated area

What is the best way to handle recalled items?

Take Quick Action

Removing the affected items from your inventory and placing them in a secure and appropriate location away from food, eating utensils, cooking equipment, linens, and single-use items.

Sanitizing the area where the recalled food items were previously stored.

What do I do if my food Servsafe has been recalled?

Recalls:

Identify the recalled food items.

Remove the item from inventory, and place it in a secure and appropriate location.

Store the item separately from food, utensils, equipment, linens, and single-use items.

Label the item in a way that will prevent it from being placed back in inventory.

How can a foodservice manager find out about product recalls?

For additional information on recalls of food and other products, consumers may receive information from the following: Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET (English or Spanish), or email at [email protected].