Abstract
A trend toward tightening sanitation regulations is spreading across the nation. Supported by an increasing number of health jurisdictions at all levels (city, county, and state) and by the industry's customers in every state, new regulations are becoming a way of life for every restaurateur. Courses at all degrees of technical specificity, length and cost have appeared, culminating in what has been called “cross-country chaos.” The National Institute for the Food Service Industry (NIFI) course, “Applied Foodservice Sanitation,” meets the FDA's recently-issued recommendations in every respect and is finding increased acceptance each day. It serves as the basis for the Illinois mandatory program and is accepted as one means of obtaining certification in the other two state mandatory programs (Florida and Washington, D.C.). Statewide voluntary programs are in full operation in Wisconsin, Michigan, Mssouri, and Massachusetts and have started in Hawaii. South Carolina, Southern California, and Pennsylvania. P...

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