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Food Safety in the domestic environment: kitchen hygiene

dc.contributor.authorNoronha, Fátima
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Susana Aragão
dc.contributor.authorMena, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Gonçalo
dc.contributor.authorHogg, Tim
dc.contributor.authorGibbs, Paul
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-21T12:56:49Z
dc.date.available2011-10-21T12:56:49Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractFoodbome diseases are widely accepted as one of the major public health concerns for all cOlUltries. According to the results of various studies, the domestic sector needs to be a key element in the reduction of foodbome illness as a significant proportion of these diseasescases arises from poor food handling and hygiene practices in the domestic envirornnent. The objective of this preliminary study was to obtain an indication of the level of hygiene of Portuguese kitchens. 10 domestic kitchens were characterized based on the presence of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacteriaceae in 16 different sampling points and ofListeria sp. in refrigerators and on the administration of a small questionnaire to the person responsible for the house cleaning and cooking about food safety and hygiene practices. Although based on a small number of homes, this study demonstrated that various points in the kitchen harbourharbor pathogenic organisms, thus being a possible source of food poisoning, for example through cross-contamination.por
dc.identifier.citationNORONHA, Fátima...[et al] - Food safety in the domestic environment: kitchen hygiene. Journal of Food Technology. ISSN 1684-8462. Vol. 4 n.º4 (2006), p. 264-267por
dc.identifier.issn0022-1163
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/6661
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherMedwell Onlinepor
dc.subjectFood safetypor
dc.subjectDomestic environmentpor
dc.subjectkitchen hygienepor
dc.subjectCross-contaminationpor
dc.subjectConsumer educationpor
dc.titleFood Safety in the domestic environment: kitchen hygienepor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage267
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.startPage264
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Food Technology
oaire.citation.volume4
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