Evaluating levels of knowledge on food safety among food handlers from restaurants and various catering businesses in Vienna, Austria 2011/2012

Food Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-40

  Pichler, Juliane ^a   Ziegler, Johanna ^a   Aldrian, Ulrike ^a   Allerberger, Franz ^a  

^a AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Food handler; Food safety; Hygiene; Knowledge; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880431041     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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