• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.58-68
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• 2010

This study examined the extent of improvement of food safety knowledge and practices of employee through food safety training. Employee knowledge and practice for food safety were evaluated before and after the food safety training program. The training program and questionnaires for evaluating employee knowledge and practices concerning food safety, and a checklist for determining food safety performance of restaurants were developed. Data were analyzed using the SPSS program. Twelve restaurants participated in this study. We split them into two groups: the intervention group with training, and the control group without food safety training. Employee knowledge of the intervention group also showed a significant improvement in their score, increasing from 49.3 before the training to 66.6 after training. But in terms of employee practices and the sanitation performance, there were no significant increases after the training. From these results, we recommended that the more job-specific and hand-on training materials for restaurant employees should be developed and more continuous implementation of the food safety training and integration of employee appraisal program with the outcome of safety training were needed.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.597-605
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• 2004

The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships among food safety training, knowledge, and practices of school food service employees. A questionnaire that identified employees' food safety training experience, knowledge, and practices was developed based on a review of literature. A total of 341 Korean school food service employees participated in the survey; the final usable responses were 293 (a response rate: 86%). Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS for Windows (version 10). Most of the respondents (> 86%) took training sessions on 'proper hand washing' and 'proper food storage temperatures', whereas less than 60% had training on 'monitoring procedures and corrective actions at critical control points'. The mean score of their food safety knowledge was 8.02 out of 11. The majority of the employees knew correctly 'potentially hazardous foods (93.2%)' and 'diseases and symptoms with which they are excluded from working (87.0%)'; less than 50% chose a correct answer for 'sanitizing food contact surfaces.' A chi-square analysis revealed that the employees' actual knowledge did not differ significantly by whether they had food safety training (at the level of a =0.01), except one topic 'diseases and symptoms with which they are excluded from working.' Their self-reported practice scores were rated as 2.98 - 3.39 based on a 5-point Likert-type scale (1-not at all, 5-always). Employees' food safety training should be conducted continuously and repetitively to improve the effectiveness of the training.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2003

To prevent food-borne diseases and ensure food safety, foodservice operators have been implementing the HACCP system in their facilities. Employees' knowledge of food safety can be improved through training and, as a result, their food safety behavior can be positively changed. A nonequivalent pretest and posttest control group model was designed to investigate the effectiveness of HACCP-based training on hospital foodservice employees' food safety knowledge and behavior, and to determine relationships between food safety knowledge and food safety behavior. The subjects used in this study were 84 hospital foodservice employees, assigned either to the intervention group (n=44) or the control group (n=40). Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics were computed, while the Student's t-test and ANCOVA (Analysis of Covariance) were used to investigate significant differences between groups, and the Pearson correlation was used to determine significant correlations. There were significant gains in both food safety knowledge and behavior, after the HACCP-based training. However, no significant correlation was found between food safety knowledge and food safety behavior. Based on this study we conclude that HACCP-based training is effective in improving both the food safety knowledge and food safety behavior of hospital foodservice employees.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2022

Objectives: Integrating retail and manufacturing enables limitless potential for food businesses, but also creates challenges for navigating within complex food safety regulations. From public health inspectors' (PHIs) perspective, this study aimed (1) to describe the characteristics of crossover businesses in Louisiana, and (2) to evaluate regulation awareness and food safety education needs for business owners and PHIs who inspect crossover businesses. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was administered to Louisiana Department of Health PHIs using Qualtrics^®. A descriptive analysis was performed, focusing on the frequency of each item. Results: In total, 1774 retailers were conducting or planned to conduct specialized processes, while 552 food manufacturers were performing or planned to perform retail functions. Reduced oxygen packaging, the use of additives such as vinegar as a method of preservation, and smoking food as a method of preservation were observed by 62%, 36%, and 35% of the PHIs, respectively. The PHIs perceived crossover businesses as "not aware" or "somewhat aware" of the food safety regulations. The current food safety training level for these businesses was reported to range from "no training" to "some training but not sufficient." When asked for a self-assessment, the majority of PHIs reported themselves as being "familiar" with the variance requirement for specialized processing. Their confidence in inspecting crossover businesses, however, leaned towards "not confident" or "somewhat confident." Conclusions: To better guard public health, food safety training is needed for crossover food business owners, as well as PHIs, on regulations and conducting or inspecting specialized processes.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2003

Millions people in the US suffer from foodborne illnesses each year. In the US, multiple government agencies work separately or together to ensure the nation's food safety for different audiences. FDA plays a key role in ensuring food safety in foodservice operations by providing the Food Code. School foodservice operations must follow the FDA guidelines on food safety and make sure that foods produced in school foodservice are safe. Despite the continuous efforts, school foodservice operations were responsible for numerous foodborne outbreaks. Currently, school foodservice operations serve younger children (<5 years) and children with medical conditions which make the food safety extremely important. There are many programs that foodservice operators can use to train and educate their employees. ServSafe$\^$ⓡ/tate or local food safety education programs, Serving It Safe, and HACCP workshop are common programs that can be used to train their staff. HACCP is a preventative program that can prevent foodborne illnesses before they occur. Although there are many benefits of utilizing HACCP and training programs, a majority school foodservice directors and managers still did not implement HACCP nor perceived their food safety training is adequate. Most reasons why not implementing HACCP program are lack of trained personnel, time, and financial resources in the school foodservice systems. The gap between what people know and what people do is another challenge identified as an obstacle food safety programs. Despite safe food sources in the US, continuous training is necessary to remove human errors and ensure food safety in the school foodservice systems. Future research is recommended to reduce gap between food safety knowledge and behavior. Foodservice operators and researchers may apply the systems developed in the US to their food systems.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2017

본 연구는 대다수의 초중등학교 교사들이 식품첨가물에 대해 부정적인 인식을 갖고 있는 점에 착안하여, 초중등 교사들을 대상으로 식품첨가물에 대한 직무연수 프로그램을 개발하여 실시하고, 그 연수를 받은 교사가 다시 학교 현장에서 학생들을 대상으로 올바른 전달교육을 실시할 수 있도록 하기 위해 수행되었다. 직무연수 프로그램은, 식품안전과 식품첨가물에 대한 이해, 식품첨가물 교육 매체 소개, 교수학습지도안 개발, 식약처 전문가와의 만남, 지역 식약청 실험실 탐방, 학생 대상 수업 적용과 확산, 연수 평가로 구성된 총 15시간으로 구성하였고, 2016년 8월 S교대 교육연수원을 통해 2차례에 걸쳐 총 60명을 대상으로 진행하였다. 그 결과, 연수에 참여한 교사들은 4.2~4.5(5점 척도)의 높은 만족도를 보였고, 91.5%가 학교 수업에 도움이 된다고 응답하였다. 특히, 본래 직무연수 신청의도와 달리 식품첨가물에 대한 인식 전환의 기회가 되었고 지속적인 연수의 개설과 함께 초중등 교과서에 발견되는 식품첨가물에 대한 부정적 정보의 수정을 요구하였다. 또한 직무연수 후 학교 현장에서 학생들(n = 1,172)을 대상으로 식품첨가물에 대한 교육을 실시하였을 때, 초중등 학생들의 식품첨가물에 대한 낮은 이해와 부정적 인식이 유의하게 개선되었다(p < 0.001). 본 연구결과는, 식품첨가물에 대한 편향된 정보가 교사를 통해 학생들에게 전달되고 있는 문제점의 개선과 함께, 교사 대상 연수가 식품첨가물 외에도 식품위해정보전달을 촉진할 수 있는 효과적인 채널로 활용될 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.380-387
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• 2019

여러 규모의 가정간편식 제조업체를 대상으로 설문조사를 통해 업체의 식품안전문화를 수행 정도와 각 업체들이 식품안전문화 요소들에 대해 인식하는 중요도를 조사하고, 식품안전문화 측정요소들이 HACCP 선행요건프로그램을 수행하는데 미치는 영향 수준을 분석하였다. 식품안전문화의 측정은 기업문화, 경영진의 의지, 교육 훈련 및 종업원의 참여 등 식품안전문화의 5개 요소를 지표로 평가하였다. 식품안전문화 요소가 HACCP 선행요건프로그램의 수행도에 미치는 영향은 로지스틱 회귀 분석을 실시하여 분석하였다. 식품안전문화 요소의 수행도는 기업문화, 종업원의 참여 부분에서는 업체 규모에 따른 유의적 차이가 나타나지 않았으나(p>0.05) 경영진의 의지, 자원의 투입, 교육 훈련의 경우 대규모업체에서 유의적으로(p<0.05) 높았다. 한편 기업의 문화는 대규모업체에서는 중요도가 높다고 인식하고 있었으나 소규모업체에서 중요성에 대한 인식도가 매우 낮아 업체 규모에 따른 인식도의 불균형을 보여주었다. 식품안전문화 요소들이 기업의 HACCP 선행요건프로그램의 수행도에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 '종업원의 교육 훈련'이 HACCP 수행도에 통계적으로 유의하게(p=0.043) 영향을 미치는 식품안전문화 요소로 나타나 HACCP 내실을 기하기 위해서는 종업원들에 대한 교육 훈련이 매우 중요함을 시사하였다.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.287-301
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• 2011

This study examined the current status of foodservice management in elderly welfare facilities and evaluated food service workers' food safety practices and knowledge. For this, the directors of 20 elderly welfare facilities (each with fewer than 50 residents) located in Seoul were interviewed and a survey of 40 foodservice workers was conducted to determine their food safety knowledge and practices. The facilities accommodated an average of 28 residents. All the facilities were self-operated and approximately 62% were dependent on payments by residents. Only 15% had a dietitian in charge of menu planning, food purchasing, and food safety management. Approximately 50% had their facility managers take responsibilities for menu planning and food safety management. Most of the facilities provided food safety training within their own facility and sanitized their utensils, cutting boards, and dishcloths on a daily basis. A limited number of foodservice workers, insufficient training programs, and budget constraints were some of the major barriers to food safety management. Their average score on food safety practices was 1.62, and that on food safety knowledge was 17.6 out of 19 points. These results indicate that the foodservice workers had good food safety knowledge and appropriate food safety practices. There was a significant correlation only between food safety practices related to receiving and storing food products and knowledge of personal hygiene.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.68-81
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• 2006

The purposes of this study were to investigate the perception level about food safety of school foodservice dietitians and employees and to assess their food hygiene practice level in school foodservice operation in Chungbuk Province. A questionnaire survey of 250 dietitians and 744 employees at school food service operations was conducted and 143 and 421 respective responses were available for this study. The collected data were analyzed using SAS V8.2 for windows. The main results of this study can be summarized as follows: 98.60% of respondent school foodservice dietitians operated sanitation training programs one time or more per month. As for the reason why the program was not performed at frequent intervals, the majority of the dietitians and employees attributed it to the conventional practices. The employees' perception level of importance about sanitary training program was marked at 4.31(out of 5 scale). The employees' performance level of sanitary training program was ranked above 4.0 point(out of 5 scale) in the 26 items out of the total of 29 items. The results indicated that there was positive correlation between perception level and performance level of sanitation training program. The findings suggest that continuing sanitary education is important to ensuring food safety at school foodservice operations.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.943-956
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• 2007

This study was conducted to assess the current status of food safety/sanitation training programs, including HACCP, for kitchen and hall employees at major hotels, as well as how differently the training can affect the employees' recognition and performance of food safety/sanitation management in areas related to the facility, food, and their personal hygiene. A questionnaire for assessing the recognition and performance of sanitation management was developed and distributed to 430 employees currently working in the kitchens and halls of 5 hotels located in Seoul, Korea. A total of 324 questionnaires (kitchen: 138, hall: 186) were subjected to frequency analysis, chi-square tests, one way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis using SPSS/windows software. Ninety-one percent of the respondents had received food safety/sanitation training, which was conducted by a hygienist or a cook once a month. However, only 55% of the respondents had HACCP training. The employees that did not have HACCP training had lower recognition scores than those who had HACCP training, especially in the washing procedures for tablewares, handwashing tools, cross contamination, reheating, and HACCP definitions. Trained, full-time employees received significantly higher recognition and performance scores than untrained, contract, or part-time employees. Significant differences in the recognition and performance scores were found among the employees of the 5 different hotels, indicating various levels for the outcome of their sanitation training. In addition, Pearson's correlation analysis confirmed that the recognition and performance scores were significantly correlated (r=0.473, p<.001). This study indicates that hotel foodservice employees must receive systematic food safety/sanitation training, including HACCP, which provides the foundation for safe foodservice operations.