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KMID : 1011620090250060677
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Korean Journal of Food and Cookey Science
2009 Volume.25 No. 6 p.677 ~ p.689
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Evaluation of Foodservice Workers’ Food Safety Knowledge and Practices at Senior Welfare Centers
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이나영:Yi Na-Young
이경은:Lee Kyung-Eun/박정연:Park Jung-Yeon
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate food safety practices and knowledge of foodservice workers at senior welfare centers. A self-administrated questionnaire was administered to 1200 foodservice workers at senior welfare centers in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi province. Two hundred five responses were returned, with 181 usable for analysis. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS for Windows(ver.14.0). Volunteers of respondents comprised 64.1% while chefs and employees comprised 20.9%. Food safety practices were assessed using a 5-point scale(1: strongly disagree - 5: strongly agree), and the average score of food safety practices was 4.27. For specific practices, ‘personal hygiene (4.46)’ scored the highest, followed by ‘cleaning and sanitizing(4.43)’, ‘separate handing(4.40)’, ‘cooking process(4.11)’, and ‘receiving and storing(4.05)’. There were significant differences in the practice average score by age(p<0.01) and experience of food safety education(p<0.01). The total score for food safety knowledge was 14.43 out of 20 points. In the category of food knowledge, ‘equipment and facility(80.5%)’ had the highest correct answer rate, followed by ‘personnel hygiene(75.9%)’, ‘cooking process(70.4%)’, and ‘cleaning sanitizing(65.8%)’. There were significant differences in the knowledge total score by job type(p<0.05), age(p<0.05), working experience(p<0.05), chef certification (p<0.01), and frequency of food safety education(p<0.01). The knowledge and practice scores were significantly correlated(p<0.01). This study suggests that food safety education for foodservice workers should be conducted continuously and repetitively, and the development of proper education materials is needed to improve the effectiveness of food safety education for chefs, employees and volunteers at senior welfare centers.
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KEYWORD
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senior welfare centers, food safety, practices, knowledge
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