Leading Dallas Gourmet Food Retailer & Caterer Makes Safest Choice

The Festive Kitchen Converts to Use of Only Safest Choice™ Pasteurized Eggs to Prevent Salmonella and Cross-Contamination

April 13, 2011

The Festive Kitchen, known throughout the Dallas area for its premier wedding, private event and corporate event catering, and to-go meals and desserts, has strengthened its food safety protocol by completely converting to use of pasteurized eggs as a preventative measure against Salmonella. Each year, more than 1.4 million Americans contract Salmonella, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Festive Kitchen will now utilize Safest Choice™ Pasteurized Eggs to ensure that the tens of thousands of meals prepared annually for catering and to-go customers are safeguarded against Salmonella. The Festive Kitchen is known for its “recognizable gourmet” meals and its hand scooped raw cookie dough, available in 17 flavors.

“Restaurateurs, caterers and food service providers must be proactive to protect themselves and their customers from Salmonella poisoning,” said Sandy, Owner of The Festive Kitchen. “By switching to use of pasteurized eggs, we are providing our clientele with an excellent tasting, hormone-free egg that keeps them safe, and prevents cross-contamination within our own kitchen.”

“The Festive Kitchen is leading the catering industry by proactively using only pasteurized eggs in their recipes, and it is prudent, given the continued food safety challenges we’ve seen as a country,” said Greg West, president of National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) the producers of the Safest Choice brand.

Safest Choice is produced by NPE, the world’s largest producer of pasteurized in-shell eggs. The company “slow pasteurizes” eggs via an all-natural, patented process recognized to eliminate the risks of Salmonella and the Avian Influenza virus. NPE produces cage-free and traditional eggs under various brands including the “Safest Choice” label.

According to the CDC, avoidance of Salmonella is crucial for at-risk populations such as seniors, children under 10, pregnant women, diabetics and other people with compromised immune systems. Use of pasteurized eggs is a powerful safety measure. It also protects the kitchen from dangerous cross-contamination.

Safest Choice pasteurized eggs are delivered fresh to all 50 states. Check out the store locator.