..., streets and schools. Many processors of these soy‐foods are women using the soy‐food business to generate income in supporting their families. They have little or no knowledge about good manufacturing practices and good hygiene practices. Careless exposure of prepared foods to environmental contamination...

...Denise Worsfold; Philip Mark Worsfold Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the utility to consumers of hygiene disclosure schemes for eating places. Design/methodology/approach A sample of hygiene disclosure schemes operated by local authorities in the UK was examined for features...

...Nurcan Yabanci; Nevin Sanlier Purpose This study aims to determine the hygienic conditions of nursery schools' kitchens in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Design/methodology/approach The research sampling was obtained from 87 nursery schools. The research data were collected through...

... Publishing Limited 2007 Hygiene Food safety Education Nurhan Unusan can be contacted at: nunusan@selcuk.edu.tr Studies have shown that family homes rank high in the list of places where food borne diseases are acquired (Bryan, 1988 ; Todd 1997). As an example, in Europe and North...

... assessed. The review covers the provision in the guidance packs of hazard analysis templates, worked examples, information on documenting/auditing good hygiene practices, events that should trigger a review of the system and guidance on the extent/level of record keeping. Findings The packs provided...

...Denise Worsfold Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the utility of a food hygiene management system training workshop and guidance pack to help small fast food businesses comply with new legal requirements. Design/methodology/approach A pre‐course questionnaire was used...

...Keyvan Amjadi; Kashif Hussain Purpose The aim of the study is to integrate food hygiene into quantity food production systems. Design/methodology/approach The present study illustrates the concepts of food hygiene and standard operation of food production systems in detail, and it integrates...

...Denise Worsfold Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the benefits and limitations of the new Welsh Hygiene Award Scheme. Design/methodology/approach The benefits and limitations of the scheme are considered in relation to consumers and the industry. Findings The Welsh...

...A.H. Subratty; M. Chan Sun; H.K. Kassean The present work focuses on the assessment of the level of hygiene practices among people involved in the preparation, cooking and serving of foods as well as the quality of foods offered for sale in secondary school canteens in four different urban areas...

... be found in the Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Markets and Fairs. It is not obligatory in law for all exhibitor/traders to have attended hygiene courses but all persons who handle food must have a level of hygiene awareness that will enable them to ensure the safety of the food...

... of and attitudes towards hygiene training. The extent and level of training of the retail butchers, who had to comply with the licensing regulations, was better than care homes and caterers of an equivalent size. Some of the care homes were not compliant with the training requirements of the Food Safety (General...

.... Vegetarians were excluded from this study. The survey was carried out in Creole, the local language. Answers were coded and data were imported and analysed using SPSS Version 10. Meat Quality Hygiene Consumption Mauritius Food industry Meat is both a major food in its own right...

... infections, such as raw meat, poultry, milk and dairy products, and to promote effective management of food safety, based on the principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, in all food businesses. Measures to improve food hygiene in the kitchen, whether commercial or domestic, are also planned...

...Kim Walters; Geoff Cram In July 2000 a study was undertaken into the facilities offered for drinking water at 54 schools in North Yorkshire. The work also looked at hygiene standards at drinking water fountains and whether they could pose any risk of contamination to children using them...

...Dave Maher Describes the first fully integrated software program for hygiene management for food processors; a look at the company which developed it; the reasons behind its development; and who in the workplace uses it. The software provides manufacturers with complete control over all aspects...

... of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department for Education and Employment. The campaign aims to promote food safety and food hygiene at all levels of the food chain and to improve awareness of good food hygiene practices in the home. The campaign has four simple but vital key messages: 1...

...Alison Reid; Dawn Wood; David Kinney The issues of microbial food poisoning are never far from the headlines. Of particular concern is the emergence of strains of increased virulence, for example Escherichia coli 0157. As we are likely to be faced with a succession of food hygiene...

... 1998 Bacteria Diseases Hygiene Hygiene factors Since Listeria monocytogenes was first described in 1926 other members of the genus have been identified including L. innocua, L. welshimeri and L. seelegri (Farber and Peterkin, 1991). However, only...

... Control Food Health Hygiene E. coli is part of the normal flora of the large intestine in animals, including humans, and most strains are non‐pathogenic. Indeed, they can help to suppress the growth of pathogens and synthesize vitamins. However, some strains can produce urinary tract...

... of infant feeding practices carried out in six day nurseries. Standards of food handling in the nurseries were high but there was a lack of knowledge about current food hygiene regulations. Parents generally complied with recommended techniques for sterilizing equipment and reconstituting infant feeds...