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• The American Heart Association issued new guidelines in CPR for both medical and lay personnel as of 2006. These guidelines include changes in the compression-ventilation ratio per cycle, the number of rescuers per child and infant and foreign-body airway obstruction for adult, child and infant. We encourage you to purchase or review the AHA manual and CD for further information.
  
  
• According to the 2005 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Code update;

New definitions have been added to the food code such as asymptomatic, conditional employee, major food allergen, Escherichia Coli (E coli), and re-service

Potentially Hazardous Food - better known as a Time/Temperature Control for safety food. For example, it was previously recommended to cook ground beef to an internal temperature of 140F (60c) in order to destroy any bacteria that may be present. Now that Shigaru, a toxin-producing Escherichia coli bacteria, is on the scene, it is recommended to cook ground beef at 155F (68c) or above. This WILL destroy the bacteria that may be present in the raw meat

These and other issues are addressed in the FDA Food Code Update. Contact us for additional information on obtaining a copy of the update.

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