A national survey of food hygiene training and qualification levels in the UK food industry

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-123

  Mortlock, Matthew P ^a,b   Peters, Adrian C ^a   Griffith, Christopher J ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food handlers; Food hygiene; HACCP; Risk; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COST; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034032196     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120050021119     Document Type: Article

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