A Rudder
Food safety and the risk assessment of ethnic minority food retail businesses
Rudder, A
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Abstract
Food safety compliance amongst ethnic minority food retail businesses has been identified as being less than satisfactory. In order to identify barriers to compliance, a research project was undertaken which identified 40 food retail businesses which had a record of nonconformance to acceptable food safety standards. These businesses were risk assessed by environmental health officers (EHOs) and given an appropriate category commensurate with their performance. Over a six month period the businesses were offered advice and cultural and communication issues were addressed. Seminars and one to one support were offered to the businesses. After a six month period a further risk assessment was undertaken. The results showed 26 (65%) of businesses had improved their risk assessment, 6 (15%) had remained the same, 4 (10%) exhibited some deterioration in standards and 4 (10%) had deteriorated a full category. In conclusion, the research recognizes that language difficulties and lack of knowledge and understanding of the principles of food safety are a major barrier to promoting food safety however when support is offered it can make a significant difference to working practices.
Citation
Rudder, A. (2006). Food safety and the risk assessment of ethnic minority food retail businesses. Food Control, 17(3), 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.10.017
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 1, 2006 |
Deposit Date | Oct 16, 2007 |
Journal | Food Control |
Print ISSN | 0956-7135 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 189-196 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.10.017 |
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