Monitoring process hygiene in Serbian retail establishments

59th International Meat Industry Conference

Veskovi Moraanin, S.^1 ; Balti, T.^1 ; Milojevi, L.^1

Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Kaanskog 13, Belgrade, Serbia^1

关键词: Aerobic plate counts;    Enterobacteriaceae;    Food contact;    Monitoring process;    Retail market;    Workers';   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012057/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012057

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The present study was conducted to estimate the effectiveness of sanitary procedures on food contact surfaces and food handlers' hands in Serbian retail establishments. For that purpose, a total of 970 samples from food contact surfaces and 525 samples from workers' hands were microbiologically analyzed. Results of total aerobic plate count and total Enterobacteriaceae count showed that the implemented washing and disinfection procedures, as a part of HACCP plans, were not effective enough in most retail facilities. Constant and intensive education of employees on proper implementation of sanitation procedures are needed in order to ensure food safety in the retail market.