The Effect of a Periodic Visiting Education Program on Food Safety Knowledge of Cooks in Children's Foodservice Facilities

Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a visiting inspection and knowledge-based food safety education program for cooks in child care facilities provided by the Center for Children's Foodservice Management (CCFSM). The research was conducted among cooks at 91 child care facilities; 56 existing facilities had been enrolled since 2011 and provided with the inspection and education program for 2 years and 35 new facilities were enrolled in 2012 and provided with the program for 1 year. The food safety knowledge of the cooks of the two groups were compared by the presence and duration of inspection and education programs provided by the CCFSM. The total mean score for food safety knowledge was 18.48±3.09, with a group score of 19.34±2.68 for the existing facilities and 17.11±3.25 for the new facilities (P＜0.001). There was no significant difference between groups in the knowledge of the personal sanitation. According to a post-test for food safety knowledge in the two groups after the completion of a one-year program on food safety by CCFSM, the mean score of food safety knowledge increased by 2.92 to 20.03 for cooks of the new facilities and both groups had significantly higher mean scores than pre-test (P＜0.001). There was no significant difference in the mean score of each group by post-test. Thus, the one-year continuous program by CCFSM was effective in improving food safety knowledge of the cooks of the child care facilities.

A Study of Food Safety Knowledge for Sustainable Foodservice Management of Childcare Centers in South Korea Using Importance–Performance Analysis

“…The main roles of the Center for Children’s Food Service Management are regularly visiting those childcare centers to guide sanitary and nutrition foodservice management, educate children, parents, employees, provide menu and recipes, and the provision of information and education programs that are related to foodservice [ 6 ]. These efforts are showing positive results through quite a few studies, such as the improvement of children’s diet behaviors [ 7 ] and positive effects of a periodic visiting on education programs for employees and parents of sanitary and safety management [ 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]. The importance–performance analysis (IPA) has been developed for measuring the elements of marketing programs because of a simple and easy understanding technique [ 12 , 13 ].…”

Effects of an Education Program on Sanitation Status at Centers for Children's Food Service Management: Focusing on Jung-gu and Dong-gu regions of Daejeon Metropolitan City

“…센터에 서는 전문인력을 투입하여 위생 및 영양 교육자료 개발 및 프 로그램 운영, 어린이 급식 식단 개발, 집단 급식소 급식관리 평가 등의 업무를 지원하고 있다. 전국의 센터 설치 현황은 많은 선행연구 결과에 따라 밝혀졌다[12,13].…”