Training for Food Handlers at Production Level in Italian Regions

Training for Food Handlers at Production Level in Italian Regions

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). T...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 2503
Main Authors: Pattono, Daniele, Petey, Matteo, Covarino, Anna Maria, Gea, Marta, Schilirò, Tiziana
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31-01-2023
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Subjects:
Allergens
Food contamination & poisoning
Food handling
Food Handling - methods
Food Safety
Food science
Gluten
Good Manufacturing Practice
Guidelines
Handlers
Humans
Italy
Primary production
Provinces
Public health
Regions
Review
Risk assessment
Italy
food safety
food handlers
food policy
training
food regulation
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Summary: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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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20032503