According to a Tampa Tribune article dated March 4, 2010, food-borne illnesses cost
the State of Florida $10 billion a year in medical and other losses. Nationwide those
costs are $152 billion per year and this estimate doesn’t account for business-related
losses associated with food recalls. To exacerbate these potential burdens, a state
mandated shut-down due to the mishandling of food would mean lost revenue for the
business and lost wages for employees. What can you do to help prevent one of the
51 million instances of food-borne sickness each year? Or worse, one of the 3,100
deaths that occurs each year?
Serve It Up Safe! exists to answer that question. We help the food industry prevent
food-borne illnesses and deaths in the Sunshine State. Furthermore, we mitigate liability,
so food providers can run safe, effective businesses. Our mission is to serve as
a premium provider of education and training services, specifically certifying Florida
Food Managers and Food Handlers. We pride ourselves on excellent food certification,
but we’re also in the “assure your doors stay open” business. The costs associated
with having your doors closed by the County or State Health Department can prove
devastating, from the loss of current revenue, loss of reputation, loss of staff
and future income.
Our heightened passion for education and training propels us each and every day,
to keep customers safe, businesses profitable and saving Floridians the $10 billion
dollars a year they spend because of food-borne illness. Pushing that cost curve
down is our mission!
Our 4 Tenets
- Content: [kon-tent] n. having substance and meaning
- Outcomes: [out-kuhms] n. the end results
- Inspiration: [in-spuh-rey-shuhn] n. a stimulus to creative thought & action; moving
to a higher plane
- Now: [nou] adv. at this moment
Our 4 Goals
1. Help you mitigate liability & unnecessary exposure.
2. Help you protect America’s food chain to the greatest extent possible.
3. Help ensure your guests’ satisfaction and repeat patronage.
4. Ensure compliance with Florida statute 509.039.
