Food safety knowledge among professional food handlers in Slovenia

ǂthe ǂresults of a nation-wide survey

Andrej Kirbiš (Avtor), Stanka Grebenc (Avtor), Urška Jamnikar (Avtor), Andrej Ovca (Avtor), Matic Kavčič (Avtor), Mojca Jevšnik (Avtor)

Povzetek

The authors present and discuss the results of a nation-wide survey on food safety knowledge among professional food handlers in Slovenia. The data were collected via a telephone survey using a well-established questionnaire adapted to the Slovenian context. Altogether, 601 respondents from hotels, restaurants, catering, and confectionery units completed the questionnaire. To assess food safety knowledge among food handlers in both general and specific domains, three indexes (a General Knowledge Index, a Personal Knowledge Index, and a Temperature Knowledge Index) were created. Among them, the Temperature Knowledge Index revealed the largest gaps in knowledge. An insufficient transfer of food safety knowledge from managers and chefs to assistant chefs and kitchen assistants in establishments where more persons handle food was evident, while a course titled “Hygiene Minimum” of standardised training from the past still significantly contributes to food safety knowledge. The results suggest a need for improvement in the current system of food safety training courses for professional food handlers in Slovenia. The human factor in the food supply chain still has a significant role in ensuring food safety culture, and therefore must become a more important part of the food safety management system.

Ključne besede

food safety;food handler;knowledge;hygiene;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2023
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UL ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta
UDK:	614.31:613
COBISS:	159462915
ISSN:	2304-8158
Št. ogledov:	6
Št. prenosov:	0
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	varnost hrane;skrbnik hrane;znanje;higiena;
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Članek v reviji
Strani:	12 str.
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ12
Zvezek:	ǂiss. ǂ14, [article no.] 2735
Čas izdaje:	Jul. 2023
DOI:	10.3390/foods12142735
ID:	21465742