Evaluating food safety perceptions and practices for agricultural food handler

Ko, Wen‐Hwa

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.07.005

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“…Furthermore, the hot pepper export traders in Uganda are highly dependent on these farmers and yet themselves do not have average to advanced FSMS in place to shield potential food safety risks. All food chain actors must attain a sufficient degree of responsibility to take care about food safety at all stages along the chain in order to achieve consistent, safe food‐handling practices …”

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Shift in performance of food safety management systems in supply chains: case of green bean chain in Kenya versus hot pepper chain in Uganda

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Large retailers supplying the EU premium market play a crucial role in demanding compliance with strict voluntary food safety standards, which was reflected in the more advanced FSMS and good system output in Kenya, especially traders. In Kenya, a clear shift in more fit-for-purpose FSMS and higher system output was noticed between farms and trade companies. In the case of Uganda, traders commonly supply to the less demanding EU wholesale markets such as ethnic specialty shops. They only have to comply with the legal phytosanitary and pesticide residue requirements for export activities, which apparently resulted in basic FSMS and low system output present with both farmers and traders. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Shift in performance of food safety management systems in supply chains: case of green bean chain in Kenya versus hot pepper chain in Uganda

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“…The questionnaire was developed to gather current farm food safety practices from the fresh produce farms. Development of the questionnaire was based on a literature review of risk factors for farm food safety (FDA, ; GlobalGAP, ; Jevšnik et al ., ; Ko, ). A total of 65 main questions were divided into 12 sections: Site history Water sources Manure management Animal management Fertilizers/Pesticides Harvest tools and equipment Packing/Processing facility Pest control Transportation Workers health and hygiene Sanitary facilities Traceability …”

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Food safety perceptions and practices of selected UK fresh produce farms

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2012

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods

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Introduction Evidence to date suggests that the incidence of foodborne outbreaks from the UK fresh produce sector is very low. It is interesting to note how the fresh produce farms practice their pre-harvest activities to ensure that safe produce enter the food chain. Objective The study aims to determine the perceptions of fresh produce farmers towards farm food safety. The current farm food safety practices among voluntary participating farms are also identified and discussed.Methods A survey of current farm food safety perceptions (n = 44 fresh produce farms) and practices were conducted. Twelve fresh produce farms (out of the 44) participated in detailed discussions relating to their current farm food safety practices. Results The present study is one of the few research works that focused on farm food safety management practices. The findings in this study suggested that the vast majority of the participating fresh produce growers generally have good perceptions and practices in farm food safety. Conclusion This reiterates the fact that the studied farms practiced good agricultural practices which lead to continuous safety and quality assurance of the crops.

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“…However, insects might be carriers of pathogens that are usually found in warm-blooded animals, like pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae [2]. Thus, the personnel hygiene and the health status of the personnel should be supervised and adequate training should be available to improve the awareness of the workers to the risk factor, they can represent and follow high patterns of good practices [42].…”

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Constraints of HACCP Application on Edible Insect for Food and Feed

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CoutinhoPatarata²

2017

Future Foods

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In a near future there is a need to guaranty food security for approximately more than one billion people worldwide. Beyond the population increase other factors contribute to food and feed insecurity such as climate changes, rising costs of animal protein and consumer demands for protein. Edible insects are pointed out as one alternative as they have always been a part of human diets. The concern to guaranty food security cannot be dissociated from food safety and under the Codex Alimentarius principles of food hygiene, insects would be comparable to other types of foods of animal origin. The processing and storage of insects and their products should follow the same health and sanitation regulations as for any other food or feed in order to ensure their microbiological and chemical safety. Allergies induced through insects' ingestion should also be considered. This review aims to identify potential hazards related to edible insects' production and transformation. Preventive measures to their control will be presented considering prerequirements in their production and transformation. An HACCP plan will be described as a study case in insects' transformation, being discussed all constraints regarding implementation.

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Evaluating food safety perceptions and practices for agricultural food handler

Cited by 26 publications

References 36 publications

Shift in performance of food safety management systems in supply chains: case of green bean chain in Kenya versus hot pepper chain in Uganda

Shift in performance of food safety management systems in supply chains: case of green bean chain in Kenya versus hot pepper chain in Uganda

Food safety perceptions and practices of selected UK fresh produce farms

Constraints of HACCP Application on Edible Insect for Food and Feed

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