Title

Does mandatory food safety training and certification for restaurant employees improve inspection outcomes?

Authors

Authors

K. S. Murphy; R. B. DiPietro; G. Kock;J. Lee

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Int. J. Hosp. Manag.

Keywords

Food safety training and certification; Inspection; Food service; Chain; restaurants; Independent restaurants; PROGRAM; OUTBREAKS; COUNTY; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between mandatory food safety training and certification and inspection results of chain restaurants and independent restaurants using current food safety inspection results of food service establishments in Central Florida More specifically this study examines whether there is any statistically significant difference in the violation frequency among chain and independent restaurants Reducing the risk of any foodborne illness is a critical strategy that industry stakeholders should pursue in an area dominated by tow ism such as Orlando Florida A one-way ANOVA was used to determine the differences between the two types of restaurants Findings indicate that there is significant difference between chain and independent restaurants for critical violations No difference was found when comparing chain verses Independent restaurants for non-critical violations (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved

Journal Title

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volume

30

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

150

Last Page

156

WOS Identifier

WOS:000284513300019

ISSN

0278-4319

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