Food spoilage
by Mark Davidson
Today’s brewpub faces a litany of potential exposures to its survival. We are going to look at few that are often overlooked by small breweries and brewpubs, yet still represent a real exposure to the success of the business.
Food-borne illness is an often under reported threat that can be prevented with proper care and handling of food. There are 76 million reported food-borne illness cases in the United States every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The multi million dollar settlements of Escherichia coli (E. Coli) cases like Jack In The Box and Odwalla remind us of the dangers and hazards of a mass food poisoning claim. Yet there is a prevailing thought today, that many brewpub owners feel the exposure is not a worry for them.