Francine Shaw, CP-FS, CFSM, FSP, FMP, has had the pleasure of helping numerous clients around the world.

The expansive list includes Cocina Verify in Peru, and conferences in Dubai. Conferences and organizations she has spoken for include the National Environmental Health Association, Association of Nutrition of Foodservice Professionals, School Nutrition Association, and ISSA/INTERCLEAN. Her impressive roster of clients also includes companies like McDonald’s, Subway, Marriott, Domino’s, and others.

As one of the top experts in her field, she has been featured as a food safety expert in numerous media outlets, including the Dr. Oz Show, the Huffington Post, iHeartRadio, Food Safety News, Food Management Magazine, and Food Service Consultants Society International.

Interviews

Evaluating Sanitation and Safety Measures

By the editors of FoodService Equipment and Supplies, with Francine L. Shaw In the foodservice industry, everything hinges on sanitation and safety; this has been brought even more to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CDC, nearly one in six individuals gets sick from foodborne illness because of poor food safety, with...

Life Lessons with Francine L. Shaw

Francine L. Shaw, CEO, and founder of Savvy Food Safety shares what she's learned about passion, change, and food safety. By Jason Brill | Quality Assurance Magazine For Francine L. Shaw, being in the food industry is a family thing.Her grandparents owned a small general store, and she’d sit in her grandmother’s lap — the...

Case Study: Food Safety Plus

Thanks to several highly-publicized hospitalizations and deaths from improper food handling, food safety has maintained a large presence in public health for several years. However, in the midst of a global pandemic, food safety guidelines become even more crucial for the health of consumers.

Why Food Safety and Education is More Important Than Ever Before

Thanks to several highly-publicized hospitalizations and deaths from improper food handling, food safety has maintained a large presence in public health for several years. However, in the midst of a global pandemic, food safety guidelines become even more crucial for the health of consumers.

Published Articles

People at Risk: Children Under Five

BY FOODSAFETY.GOV Children younger than five years are at an increased risk for foodborne illness and related health complications because their immune systems are still developing. Young children with developing immune systems cannot fight off infections as well as adults can. In addition, young children produce less stomach acid that kills harmful bacteria, making it...

Evaluating Sanitation and Safety Measures

By the editors of FoodService Equipment and Supplies, with Francine L. Shaw In the foodservice industry, everything hinges on sanitation and safety; this has been brought even more to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CDC, nearly one in six individuals gets sick from foodborne illness because of poor food safety, with...

Life Lessons with Francine L. Shaw

Francine L. Shaw, CEO, and founder of Savvy Food Safety shares what she's learned about passion, change, and food safety. By Jason Brill | Quality Assurance Magazine For Francine L. Shaw, being in the food industry is a family thing.Her grandparents owned a small general store, and she’d sit in her grandmother’s lap — the...

Why Food Safety and Education is More Important than Ever Before

COVID-19 has completely changed businesses across all industries, and the foodservice industry is no exception.

For months, restaurants and other food businesses were unable to serve guests onsite due to stay-at-home orders and other virus-related restrictions. Once they were allowed to reopen, restaurants had to manage new rules about restricting crowds and limiting onsite capacity. They had to be creative with reduced indoor seating, setting up socially distanced tables, providing outside dining options, and ramping up take-out and delivery options for people who still were wary about onsite dining.

Press Releases

Hagerstown firm helps people be savvy about food safety

Shaw is president of Savvy Food Safety Inc., which recently moved from McConnellsburg, Pa., into new quarters in the Mulberry Lofts, 22 N. Mulberry St. in Hagerstown. The company employs four people and several independent contractors, offering training, inspections, curriculum development, crisis management and related services.

Conference Presentations

2020 Webinar Dallas Fort-Worth Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

YES, COVID-19 Will Impact Your Food Safety System

2020 Webinar Restaurant, Reset, and Resurgence Show

Sanitization And Safety For Your Staff and Restaurant

2019 Texas Environmental Health Association

The Importance of Food Safety and Technology

2019 Food Safety Magazine -Webinar sponsored by Purell

Create a Good Norovirus Response Plan-It’s Your Best Defense!

2018 International Conference on Food Safety and Health

The Importance of Food Safety & Hygiene: Preventing Cross-Contamination
Dubai, UAE

Speaking in Cuzco, Peru

Food Safety Initiative

February 2018 – Cusco, Peru

2018 International Conference on Food Safety and Regulatory

The Importance of Food Safety & Technology
Chicago, IL

2018 National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

Designing Kitchens for Food Safety and Designing Kitchens to Reduce Risks
Anaheim, CA

2017 National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

Norovirus Inn -How to protect the hotel industry from a norovirus outbreak
Grand Rapids, MI

2015 Association of Nutrition and Food Service Professionals

What You Need to Know About Health Inspections
Lancaster, PA

2014 School Nutrition Association

Food Allergy Presentation
Chambersburg, PA

2013 School Nutrition Association

Food Safety Presentation
Chambersburg, PA

2013 Food Safety Presentation

The Chambersburg Borough Health Department
Eating and Drinking Establishment Licensing and Inspection Services
Chambersburg, PA

2012 Food Safety Presentation

ISSA/INTERCLEAN
Las Vegas, NV