ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Training for Food Handlers at Production Level in Italian Regions.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Does Job Role Matter? Food Safety Knowledge and Training Effectiveness Among Food Handlers in Collective Catering.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Redesigning Food Handler Training: A Gamified Approach Tested in Italy's Large-Scale Retail.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Restaurant Food Handlers in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Food safety has always been a public health challenge. Globally, food safety control is supported by laws and preventive measures, such as inspections conducted from primary production to market, "from farm to fork" as emphasized by the European Union and training of Food Handlers (FHs). This latter preventive measure plays a very important role, and for this reason a review of training courses regulations provided in the different Italian regions was conducted. Analysis of the results shows that the Italian regions approach this issue in different ways: some regions provide only general guidelines, while others offer detailed instructions. The most significant differences concern the topics dealt with, the stakeholders, the staff training and the verification of results; topics such as allergens and gluten are often absent. More detailed guidelines tailored to fit the local scenario could provide better support to FHs, thus leading to real changes in their behaviors and mindsets and promoting the development of an actual "prevention culture".
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