Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale

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作者
Yildirim, Yeliz [1 ]
Onmaz, Nurhan Ertas [1 ]
Gonulalan, Zafer [1 ]
Hizlisoy, Harun [2 ]
Al, Serhat [1 ]
Karadal, Fulden [3 ]
Kum, Erhan [4 ]
Akcay, Aytac [5 ]
机构
[1] Erciyes Univ, Fac Vet Med, Dept Food Hyg & Technol, Kayseri, Turkey
[2] Erciyes Univ, Fac Vet Med, Dept Vet Publ Hlth, Kayseri, Turkey
[3] Nigde Univ, Bor Vocat Sch, Nigde, Turkey
[4] Directorate Environm Protect & Control, Kayseri, Turkey
[5] Erciyes Univ, Fac Vet Med, Dept Biometry, Kayseri, Turkey
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ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI | 2020年 / 67卷 / 02期
关键词
Food handler; food safety knowledge; indicator bacteria; pastrami; HYGIENE KNOWLEDGE; CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS; FOODBORNE DISEASE; REPORTED BEHAVIOR; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MICROORGANISMS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; CONTAMINATION;
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10.33988/auvfd.591296
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
The aim this study was to evaluate food safety knowledge and attitudes of food handlers and to determine the presence of indicator bacteria on the hands of food handlers in the pastrami retail points in Kayseri, Turkey. Food handlers were interviewed and the samples were taken from their hands by touching the petri dishes. Food handlers' knowledge and attitudes were evaluated by questionnaires and checklists. Conventional methods were followed for microbiological analyses. The presence of total coliforms, E. coli, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and S. aureus on the hands of food handlers were analyzed. Results indicated that coliforms were present in 37.3% of food handlers hands and 32% exceeded the limit when compared to the literature suggesting a target value of <2.5 cfu/cm(2). E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae and S. aureus were present in 10.6%, 44.6% and 34% of handler's hands, respectively. Food safety knowledge evaluation received high scores with mean score of 69.06%. Only one handler was below the score of 50%. Despite the high scores on food safety knowledge, high numbers of hand samples were found to be contaminated with pathogens. Data obtained from this study reveal that despite their adequate food safety knowledge, food handlers on pastrami retail points were found insufficient for implementation. Therefore, it is not only sufficient to provide food safety trainings but also the sources of problems, such as lack of hygiene infrastructure, in the practice should be identified and resolved in retail points.
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