Open AccessFood contact surfaces and food handler’s hygiene in one Serbian retail chain–estimation and trend
Author(s) -
J Jovanovic,
Aleksandra Nikolić,
Ivana Branković Lazić,
Boris Mrdović,
Mladen Rašeta,
Slobodan Lilić,
Tamara Gerić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012041
Subject(s) - hygiene , sanitation , food hygiene , business , food safety , environmental health , medicine , food science , chemistry , pathology
This research aimed to investigate the efficiency of sanitary procedures (cleaning, washing, disinfection) applied on food contact surfaces and food handlers’ hands in one retail chain in Serbia. For that reason, a total of 364 swabs of food contact surfaces and 86 food handlers’ hand swabs were investigated for microbiological parameters of process hygiene. The results showed that 15.66% (57 of 365) swabs of food contact surfaces, and 5.81% (5 of 86) swabs from the food handlers’ hands, failed to meet the criteria laid down in the self-control plans of the food business operators. Therefore, continuous training of employees on the proper application of sanitation procedures is essential for efficient GHP and HACCP.