... of socio-demographic characteristics and four different aspects of food safety knowledge (personal hygiene, food poisoning, cross-contamination and temperature control). Findings It was observed that the domestic workers had inadequate knowledge about food safety with an overall food safety knowledge...

... level of knowledge and practice in the area of food safety. It was showed that the place of school influenced answers to a greater extent compared to gender. Originality/value The results of the study play an important role in the prevention of food poisoning and are useful for the teachers, staff...

.... monocytogenes could not be detected in white cheese, civil cheese, ayib cheese and hard cheese, respectively. Tolga Kahraman can be contacted at: tolgakah@istanbul.edu.tr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Dairy products Bacteria Food poisoning Turkey Cheese is one...

...Christopher James Griffith Purpose Food poisoning remains a major public health problem and 2009 has seen major outbreaks with both financial and social implications. The aim of this paper is to examine whether a business gets the food poisoning it deserves and to assess the role of management...

... that can be used in addition to more traditional risk factors. Design/methodology/approach A parallel is drawn between the use of the term “emerging pathogen” and the emergence of food safety culture as a risk factor in food poisoning outbreaks. The evolution of the term starting with organizational...

... foods Poultry Food poisoning An estimated 76 million illnesses are attributed to the consumption of contaminated food each year in the USA (Mead et al., 1999). Reduction in the number of these instances can be accomplished through improved safety in food handling. All parties involved...

.... Kevin G. Kerr can be contacted at: kevin.kerr@hdft.nhs.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Teaching Food poisoning Hygiene Consumers Refrigeration Student selected components (SSCs) are intended to give medical students in the UK an opportunity to conduct an in‐depth study...

...Susan Miles; Denise S. Braxton; Lynn J. Frewer A marked increase in the incidence of microbial food poisoning parallels increasing scientific and public concern about microbiological hazards. This literature review highlights the important pathogens involved in the increase and issues salient...