Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia
Background/Aim. Establishing a food safety control system is extremely important in preventing diseases associated with foodborne pathogens. The aim of this study was to examine the hygiene status of food contact surfaces and the application of good hygiene practices by food handlers in school cante...
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2022-01-01
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| author | Popović Milka Baltić Milan Ž. Gusman Vera Anđelković Radivoje Velicki Radmila Bjelanović Jelena Mitrović Radmila Janjić Jelena |
| author_facet | Popović Milka Baltić Milan Ž. Gusman Vera Anđelković Radivoje Velicki Radmila Bjelanović Jelena Mitrović Radmila Janjić Jelena |
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| description | Background/Aim. Establishing a food safety control system is extremely important in preventing diseases associated with foodborne pathogens. The aim of this study was to examine the hygiene status of food contact surfaces and the application of good hygiene practices by food handlers in school canteens. Methods. A total of 10,366 swabs were taken from food contact surfaces, including food handler’s hands from public school canteens in Novi Sad, Serbia, over ten years (2008–2017), covering voluntary good hygiene practices and obligatory Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) implementation periods. Results. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in aerobic colony counts (ACCs) on surfaces between two examined periods were found. A general positive trend regarding the reduction of microbial contamination of food contact surfaces was observed. The percentage of surfaces swabs with ACCs above 2.48 log CFU/cm2 significantly decreased (R2 = 0.453) during the study period, and the percentage of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus in the swabs also decreased, but not significantly (R2 = 0.264), and average annual Enterobacteriaceae counts above the established limit values on surfaces significantly decreased (R2 = 0.442) over the years. A significantly higher (p < 0.05) percentage of workers’ hands harbored ACCs, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, and Enterobacteriaceae above the established limits than the equipment or work surfaces. Conclusion. The results obtained showed the proper implementation of good hygiene practices concerning food contact sur-faces, but the implementation of good personal hygiene practices needs enhanced supervision. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ac6fa6c6ccc43ed92f3a5556e17be082022-12-22T04:40:58ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502406-07202022-01-0179988388910.2298/VSP200521050P0042-84502100050PHygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, SerbiaPopović Milka0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0647-1308Baltić Milan Ž.1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-3411Gusman Vera2Anđelković Radivoje3Velicki Radmila4Bjelanović Jelena5Mitrović Radmila6Janjić Jelena7University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, Military Health Department, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia + Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, SerbiaInstitute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, SerbiaBackground/Aim. Establishing a food safety control system is extremely important in preventing diseases associated with foodborne pathogens. The aim of this study was to examine the hygiene status of food contact surfaces and the application of good hygiene practices by food handlers in school canteens. Methods. A total of 10,366 swabs were taken from food contact surfaces, including food handler’s hands from public school canteens in Novi Sad, Serbia, over ten years (2008–2017), covering voluntary good hygiene practices and obligatory Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) implementation periods. Results. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in aerobic colony counts (ACCs) on surfaces between two examined periods were found. A general positive trend regarding the reduction of microbial contamination of food contact surfaces was observed. The percentage of surfaces swabs with ACCs above 2.48 log CFU/cm2 significantly decreased (R2 = 0.453) during the study period, and the percentage of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus in the swabs also decreased, but not significantly (R2 = 0.264), and average annual Enterobacteriaceae counts above the established limit values on surfaces significantly decreased (R2 = 0.442) over the years. A significantly higher (p < 0.05) percentage of workers’ hands harbored ACCs, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, and Enterobacteriaceae above the established limits than the equipment or work surfaces. Conclusion. The results obtained showed the proper implementation of good hygiene practices concerning food contact sur-faces, but the implementation of good personal hygiene practices needs enhanced supervision.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2022/0042-84502100050P.pdfenterobacteriaehygienepublic healthschoolserbiasurface propertiesstaphylococcus |
| spellingShingle | Popović Milka Baltić Milan Ž. Gusman Vera Anđelković Radivoje Velicki Radmila Bjelanović Jelena Mitrović Radmila Janjić Jelena Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia Vojnosanitetski Pregled enterobacteriae hygiene public health school serbia surface properties staphylococcus |
| title | Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| title_full | Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| title_fullStr | Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| title_short | Hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| title_sort | hygiene status of food contact surfaces in public school canteens in the city of novi sad serbia |
| topic | enterobacteriae hygiene public health school serbia surface properties staphylococcus |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2022/0042-84502100050P.pdf |
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