Food Safety Inspections Results: A Comparison of Ethnic-Operated Restaurants to Non-Ethnic-Operated Restaurants
Keywords
Food safety, Sanitation, Restaurant inspections, Ethnic restaurants, Non-ethnic restaurants, Food safety violations
Abstract
This study examined the proposition that cultural differences between ethnic-operated restaurants in high tourism areas of the United States (US) compared to non-ethnic operated restaurants explains the differences in food safety and sanitation inspection scores in five US cities considered popular tourism destinations. It was hypothesized that ethnic-operated restaurants, composed of people from different cultural norms than that of the indigenous US population, would result in significantly higher rates of critical regulatory violations than non-ethnic-operated restaurants. Food safety inspection data was obtained from five cities in the west, mid-west, east and two from the south for the years 2009 and 2010. Results confirmed the hypotheses that ethnic-operated restaurants have significantly higher rates of inspection and critical violations. Implications for regulators, trainers, ethnic restaurants and organizations seeking to manage diversity are discussed.
Publication Date
3-6-2015
Original Citation
Harris, K.J., Murphy, K.S., DiPietro, R.B., Rivera, G., (2015). Food Safety Inspections Results: A Comparison of Ethnic-Operated Restaurants to Non-Ethnic-Operated Restaurants. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 46, 190-199.
Number of Pages
190-199
Document Type
Paper
Language
English
Source Title
International Journal of Hospitality Management
Volume
46
Copyright Status
Unknown
Copyright Date
2015
College
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Location
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
STARS Citation
Harris, Kimberly J.; Murphy, Kevin Stephen; DiPietro, Robin B.; and Rivera, Gretchen L., "Food Safety Inspections Results: A Comparison of Ethnic-Operated Restaurants to Non-Ethnic-Operated Restaurants" (2015). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 335.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/335