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Article: Securing weak links in the food chain: protecting the health and welfare of employees and customers is of utmost importance to risk managers in the food service supply industry. Everything from production to packaging to delivery procedures must be taken into consideration to ensure that the workplace and the end product are both as safe as possible.(Industry risk report: food services)
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- Risk & Insurance
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- October 15, 2004
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Horror stories like the outbreak of E. coli at Jack in the Box fast food restaurants in 1993 strike fear in the minds of consumers and food service suppliers everywhere. The outbreak, which was traced to tainted, undercooked hamburgers, sent hundreds of people to the hospital and killed four children
The case resulted in a number of lawsuits. Foodmaker, the corporate owner of the Jack in the Box restaurants filed suit alleging that Vons Cos. and others supplied contaminated meat to the food chain. Vons countersued Foodmaker. Numerous beef suppliers also were involved in litigation related to the case.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...