Study on the hygiene knowledge of food handlers working in small and medium-sized companies in western Romania

Food Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-156

  Jianu, Câlin ^a   Chiş, Codruţa ^a  

^a BANAT S UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Food handlers; Food hygiene; HACCP; Knowledge; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856350468     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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