The aim this study was to evaluate food safety knowledge and attitudes of food handlers and to determine the presence of indicator bacteria on the hands of food handlers in the pastrami retail points in Kayseri, Turkey. Food handlers were interviewed and the samples were taken from their hands by touching the petri dishes. Food handlers’ knowledge and attitudes were evaluated by questionnaires and checklists. Conventional methods were followed for microbiological analyses. The presence of total coliforms, E. coli, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and S. aureus on the hands of food handlers were analyzed. Results indicated that coliforms were present in 37.3% of food handlers hands and 32% exceeded the limit when compared to the literature suggesting a target value of ˂2.5 cfu/cm2. E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae and S. aureus were present in 10.6%, 44.6% and 34% of handler’s hands, respectively. Food safety knowledge evaluation received high scores with mean score of 69.06%. Only one handler was below the score of 50%. Despite the high scores on food safety knowledge, high numbers of hand samples were found to be contaminated with pathogens. Data obtained from this study reveal that despite their adequate food safety knowledge, food handlers on pastrami retail points were found insufficient for implementation. Therefore, it is not only sufficient to provide food safety trainings but also the sources of problems, such as lack of hygiene infrastructure, in the practice should be identified and resolved in retail points.
food handler, food safety knowledge, indicator bacteria, pastrami
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Veteriner Cerrahi |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 3 Mart 2020 |
Yayınlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020Cilt: 67 Sayı: 2 |
Bibtex | @araştırma makalesi { auvfd591296, journal = {Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi}, issn = {1300-0861}, eissn = {1308-2817}, address = {}, publisher = {Ankara Üniversitesi}, year = {2020}, volume = {67}, number = {2}, pages = {153 - 160}, doi = {10.33988/auvfd.591296}, title = {Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale}, key = {cite}, author = {Yıldırım, Yeliz and Ertaş Onmaz, Nurhan and Gönülalan, Zafer and Hızlısoy, Harun and Al, Serhat and Karadal, Fulden and Kum, Erhan and Akçay, Aytaç} } |
APA | Yıldırım, Y. , Ertaş Onmaz, N. , Gönülalan, Z. , Hızlısoy, H. , Al, S. , Karadal, F. , Kum, E. & Akçay, A. (2020). Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale . Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi , 67 (2) , 153-160 . DOI: 10.33988/auvfd.591296 |
MLA | Yıldırım, Y. , Ertaş Onmaz, N. , Gönülalan, Z. , Hızlısoy, H. , Al, S. , Karadal, F. , Kum, E. , Akçay, A. "Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale" . Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 67 (2020 ): 153-160 <http://vetjournal.ankara.edu.tr/tr/pub/issue/52756/591296> |
Chicago | Yıldırım, Y. , Ertaş Onmaz, N. , Gönülalan, Z. , Hızlısoy, H. , Al, S. , Karadal, F. , Kum, E. , Akçay, A. "Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale". Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 67 (2020 ): 153-160 |
RIS | TY - JOUR T1 - Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale AU - YelizYıldırım, NurhanErtaş Onmaz, ZaferGönülalan, HarunHızlısoy, SerhatAl, FuldenKaradal, ErhanKum, AytaçAkçay Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 N1 - doi: 10.33988/auvfd.591296 DO - 10.33988/auvfd.591296 T2 - Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi JF - Journal JO - JOR SP - 153 EP - 160 VL - 67 IS - 2 SN - 1300-0861-1308-2817 M3 - doi: 10.33988/auvfd.591296 UR - https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.591296 Y2 - 2019 ER - |
EndNote | %0 Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale %A Yeliz Yıldırım , Nurhan Ertaş Onmaz , Zafer Gönülalan , Harun Hızlısoy , Serhat Al , Fulden Karadal , Erhan Kum , Aytaç Akçay %T Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale %D 2020 %J Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi %P 1300-0861-1308-2817 %V 67 %N 2 %R doi: 10.33988/auvfd.591296 %U 10.33988/auvfd.591296 |
ISNAD | Yıldırım, Yeliz , Ertaş Onmaz, Nurhan , Gönülalan, Zafer , Hızlısoy, Harun , Al, Serhat , Karadal, Fulden , Kum, Erhan , Akçay, Aytaç . "Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale". Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 67 / 2 (Mart 2020): 153-160 . https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.591296 |
AMA | Yıldırım Y. , Ertaş Onmaz N. , Gönülalan Z. , Hızlısoy H. , Al S. , Karadal F. , Kum E. , Akçay A. Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2020; 67(2): 153-160. |
Vancouver | Yıldırım Y. , Ertaş Onmaz N. , Gönülalan Z. , Hızlısoy H. , Al S. , Karadal F. , Kum E. , Akçay A. Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020; 67(2): 153-160. |
IEEE | Y. Yıldırım , N. Ertaş Onmaz , Z. Gönülalan , H. Hızlısoy , S. Al , F. Karadal , E. Kum ve A. Akçay , "Knowledge and attitudes in food safety and the occurrence of indicator bacteria on hands of food handlers at the point of pastrami sale", Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 67, sayı. 2, ss. 153-160, Mar. 2020, doi:10.33988/auvfd.591296 |