Assessment and Corrective Measures of Child-care Foodservices by Sanitary Inspection Checklist Suggested by Korea Food and Drug Administration.
10.14373/JKDA.2015.21.3.227
- Author:
Su Jung AN
1
;
Hye Kyung MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Food & Nutrition, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Korea. hkmoon@changwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
child-care foodservices;
Center for Child-care Foodservice Management;
sanitary inspection checklist;
sanitary corrective measures
- MeSH:
Checklist*;
Education;
Food Safety;
Gyeongsangnam-do;
Hand;
Hand Disinfection;
Hygiene;
Korea*;
Thermometers;
United States Food and Drug Administration*;
Vegetables
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2015;21(3):227-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to assess the hygiene status of 145 child-care foodservices, which were newly registered in the Center for the Children's Foodservice Management (CCFSM) in Changwon, Gyeongnam. Sanitary inspection checklist (40 food safety items) of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) was used by the CCFSM in Changwon, Gyeongnam. Average score from the total safety items in 145 child-care foodservices was 21.41 points out of 40 points. Score gaps between the lower group (71 foodservices, 13.92 points) and higher group (74 foodservices, 28.61 points) showed a significant difference (P<0.001). The top five priorities of sanitary measures needing corrective actions for child-care foodservices were as follows: 'provide hand washing and sanitizing tools, and supply manuals on how to wash hands properly', 'supply record form for access/inspection', 'conduct education for cooks on standards in the selection of sanitizer for raw vegetables and proper methods to wash and sanitize raw vegetables', 'provide a refrigerator and a freezer with installed thermometers and temperature record monitoring logs', 'encourage separation of contamination operating zone and clean zone or conduct training for cooks on ways to prevent cross-contamination by performing work separately by the hour'. For the higher group, most were national/public facilities (83.3%), whereas in the lower group, private facilities (62.1%) were more common than national/public ones (37.9%). Therefore, a significant difference (P<0.001) was detected in the two groups. These private facilities should be supported.
