(Chicago cosmetic surgery) Choosing Caterers For Your Event
No commentsBy jarm69
A traditional method of checking a caterer out is to ask for references. You are quite entitled to do this, and if your caterer objects, then strike him off your list. Once you have a reference, its no good just putting it to one side, contact the named referee and ask for details of work carried out for them by your prospective caterer. Its work asking at this point just what sort of events have been catered for, there is little point in appointing a catering company who specialise in small dinner parties for a couple of dozen people if you are trying to feed 2000 delegates at a major conference.
Once you have whittled your list down to a select few, the next item on your agenda should be health and hygiene. A company may be able to provide the most mouth watering menu imaginable, but if their hygiene is suspect it can still ruin both your event and your reputation, not to mention losing a valuable client.
It is a requirement of most local authorities that catering staff should all hold at the very least a basic or level 2 hygiene certificate. Again any reputable company should be more than willing to furnish you with copies of these certificates for all of their staff. The company itself should have been checked out by their local health department and records of this inspection should be available. Many councils are part of the scores on doors scheme, whereby each catering business is inspected and graded from 0 to 5 stars (some councils use a similar scheme which have unsatisfactory, satisfactory and excellent rather than stars). An initial impression may be that 4 stars (or satisfactory) is quite good. He fact is that you can score 4 stars and have upto 3 failings with your hygiene procedures, so anything less than 5 or excellent indicates a company that is less than fully hygienic.
When there is a vast choice of 5 star caterers to choose from why settle for sub standard operators?
Once you have selected a caterer you are comfortable with its time to choose a menu. This has to be a balance between what your clients would like, and what your caterer can realistically provide. Don’t forget that serving 2000 guests simultaneously isn’t as easy as providing meals for a family of 4 on a Sunday lunchtime.
Its worth involving your client with menu selection, as ultimately they are the people you are trying to please. If you are planning a conference for Asian or Caribbean delegates, they may not appreciate pie and peas all round.
You should also have something in place for those delegates who for religious or other reasons cannot eat you main choice, the most obvious are vegetarians, but you may have gluten intolerant guests or people who have trouble with lactose products. Also some food items such as seafood or peanuts can have severe consequences for people with allergies.
You would be as well taking heed of your caterers comments at this point, he/she will know what can and cannot be done in the timescale you have, and demanding totally unrealistic service will leave your caterer stressed out and you with a client unimpressed with the final result.
A little forward planning and common sense can result in a successful event that does wonders for your reputation, and leaves you with a highly delighted client.
The Author Jason Moody runs Candy Floss Crazy, a company specialising in fun catering for corporate events, weddings and parties.
http://www.candyflosscrazy.com
Colours and Cosmetics-What You Should Be Aware Of
By Constantine Lekendiros
People are weary of artificial ingredients in their foods. The thing is that most people don’t worry about all the artificial ingredients in cosmetics. It is only in recent years that cosmetics have started to carry a full list of ingredients on their packaging.
Making sense of the ingredients can be difficult for the lay person. This is particularly true for colorings, which often go under the guise of numbers rather than names.
In many countries colors in cosmetics are listed as colour index numbers. C.I. numbers are allocated by the Society of Dyers and Colourists. The scheme covers colours used in food, personal care products, cosmetics, household products and fabric dyeing. So, for example you will not normally see tartrazine listed in your lipstick ingredients, but it may be there listed as C.I. 19140. Erythrosine will be listed as C.I. 45430, and so on.
The USA uses a different system: the FD & C colors have been categorized by the American Food & Drink Administration for use in foods, drugs and cosmetics. So in this system tartrazine is FD & C yellow 5, and amaranth is FD & C red 2.
The E Number system is used by the European Community (EC). This is a system of giving code numbers to food additives, some of which are also used in cosmetics and personal care products. This system is also used in some other countries but without the E prefix, so E102 becomes simply colour 102.
All this confusion for the average consumer would not be important, but for the fact that some of these colours are known to cause problems in susceptible individuals. For example, tartrazine (also known as FD & C Yellow 5, CI 1914 and EI02) can cause migraines, itching, rhinitis and agitation in susceptible individuals. Many individuals avoid its use in food, but do not realise how extensively it is used in cosmetics, such as lipstick, and personal care products.
The big worries in terms of colours in cosmetics and personal care products are lipstick, coloured lip balms, lip gloss and lip pencils, because anyone who uses these regularly eats a fair quantity over their life time, but these colours also appear in skin cream, foundation, mascara and so on too. (Remember also that these colours can also be in ‘natural’ cosmetics and skin care products.)
Another worry is that even the ‘experts’ cannot agree on an international ’safe’ list of colours, so that a colour may be allowed in one country, but banned elsewhere. For example, quinoline yellow is allowed within the European Community and in some other countries, but is banned in Japan, Norway and the United States.
As ever, the advice is: keep yourself informed and read the label. Stay informed and make sure you check the ingredients on anything and everything you put on your skin.
For great skin care products go online and get the Lancome Trans Hydrix, the lancome aroma tonic oil as well as the Lancome Impactive and other cosmetics.
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Good Sanitation and Hygiene are important during an emergency situation
By Jeff Davis
Avoid illness during a disaster with good hygiene. You should store a portable sanitation kit for the case where no plumbing is available. It comes with all of the items you’ll need to take care of the sanitation needs for up to 5 people in one place.
o Includes personal care, sanitation, & hygiene.
o Bucket double as container and Port-a-Potty.
o Trusted quality from The Ready store.
Never underestimate how important good sanitation during an emergency. Most people take this for granted, but believe us, you it will be one of the first things you will miss like crazy during an emergency. Don’t put your family at a huge health risk and forget to be prepared with a good sanitation kit.
Next to food and water, sanitation and hygiene should be on the top of your preparedness list. You don’t want to have to find a public restroom that may or may not work. Make sure if you haven’t already that you are ready for any sanitation need you may have.
You should also store enough water and hygiene supplies to keep your body clean. Make sure you have everything you need to keep your body is clean and healthy. This includes tooth paste, deodorant, and other toiletries to help you not only physically, but psychologically.
If you are properly equipped, you are more likely to maintain good health during an emergency.
http://www.thereadystore.com/emergency-kits/emergency-hygiene-kits
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