Food safety recall issued for smoked fish products
The Washington State Department of Health announced a food safety recall on Monday for dozens of Banner Smoked Fish products that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. Food contaminated with this bacterium may lead to a Listeriosis infection. Healthy...
Updates to WA Food Code January 2021
The Washington State Department of Health is releasing helpful resources to prepare for the new Food Code updates. The Washington State Board of Health in October 2020 updated the Food Code to incorporate the 2017 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Code and...
Single-use bag ban delayed until Jan. 30, 2021
On Dec. 18, Gov. Jay Inslee delayed the implementation of the single-use bag ban until Jan. 30, 2021. The ban had been set to take effect Jan. 1, 2021. This proclamation gives the association's State Government Affairs Team a short window in this legislative session...
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[WIN] Board of Health adopts the food code
After more than two years of discussions, input and revisions from your Washington Hospitality Association Government Affairs team, the Washington Board of Health adopted its newest food code on Oct. 13. The revisions incorporated, with Washington modifications, the...
Food Code updates: Your feedback needed
In the last several years, the association's Government Affairs Team has been participating on your behalf in the Food Code revision process. We know we’ve asked for your comments before, but this is the last opportunity to send in written comments before the Board of...
Seattle Hotel Employee Protections Take Effect
Four ordinances with protections for hotel employees have become law in Seattle. The protections range from panic buttons, room cleaning and square footage limits, required expenditures for health care coverage and job retention requirements. The four ordinances were...
Hospitality CEO: Now is the time to act
Dear Washington hospitality members, Every day keeps bringing new information and developments regarding the coronavirus. Because of the work-from-home edicts of corporations and the drop in tourism, our industry of hospitality has been one of the hardest hit...
Coronavirus: Ban on gatherings in three counties
Effective immediately and lasting through the month of March 2020, events taking place in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties with more than 250 people in attendance are prohibited, according to Gov. Jay Inslee. The ban is to help contain Washington state's...
Coronavirus and hospitality: Information and tools
In January 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first U.S. case of the coronavirus had been discovered in Washington state. The situation is rapidly evolving. Below we have compiled the best information from credible sources for Washington...
Check your labels — romaine lettuce linked to E.Coli outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), alongside the Food and Drug Administration and other public health and regulatory officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce harvested from the...
