https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8453

Food safety in collective catering: knowledge, attitudes and correct application of GHP/GMP knowledge among foodservice workers

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2020)
Submitted: 29 July 2019
Accepted: 18 March 2020
Published: 19 January 2021
Food safety; collective catering; good hygiene practices; good manufacturing practices; survey
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Chiara Disanto
chiara.disanto@uniba.it
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
Giuseppe Celano
Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
Angela Dambrosio
Department of Emergency and Organ transplants, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
Nicoletta Cristiana Quaglia
Department of Emergency and Organ transplants, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
Giancarlo Bozzo
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
Antonio Tritto
Agency for the Right to University Study of Apulia Region, ADISU Bari, Italy.
Gaetano Vitale Celano
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.

Food safety critically reliant on the behaviors adopted by foodservice personnel, involved in various stages of meal preparation, from the supply of raw food materials until its distribution to the consumer. The purpose of this work was to collect information on the level of knowledge on food safety, the correct application of the Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and the attitudes of the operators involved in collective catering. The survey was conducted among 15 social catering companies in Apulia (Italy) using a modified Sharif and Al-Malki (2010) anonymous questionnaire intended to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the food handlers. The results highlight the need to improve both knowledge and practices regarding food hygiene and safety in order to minimize the risk of transmitting foodborne diseases. More careful planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of training programs for foodservice workers is required, taking into consideration the provisions of European food laws.

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Disanto C, Celano G, Dambrosio A, Quaglia NC, Bozzo G, Tritto A, Celano GV. Food safety in collective catering: knowledge, attitudes and correct application of GHP/GMP knowledge among foodservice workers. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 19 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];9(4). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/8453

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