Article: South Bend Tribune, Ind., Biz Briefs Column.

By Paul Dodson, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 24--FOOD SAFETY IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS AT HACIENDA: During her two years at Hacienda, Brandy Sirk has served a lot of chips and salsa to customers at the Benton Harbor restaurant. She has also seen Mexican sauce thrown away.

So has Deb Dahms.

During an opening shift as a cook at the same location, Dahms says if it looks like a scoop with a metal ladle has been sitting in salsa overnight, the sauce is tossed at once. "It might be contaminated," Sirk says.

The example they share indicates the serious business food-safety is to chains like Hacienda ...

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