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The evaluation of the food safety management system of a hospital food service operation towards L. monocytogenes Ghent University
Introduction : During the last 15-20 years there has been an increasing concern world-wide about L. monocytogenes and its implications for food safety. Listeriosis is lately associated with elderly people and those persons who are immune-compromised by medications or illness such as frequently encountered in hospital settings. Consequently, the occurrence, spread, growth and survival of L. monocytogenes in foods and the food environment of ...
The relationship between food safety culture maturity and cost of quality : an empirical pilot study in the food industry Ghent University
In the food industry, a mature food safety culture (FSC) is linked to better food safety performance. However, the relationship between FSC maturity and key economical performance indicators, such as cost allocation, remains unexplored. This research is the first pilot study to empirically explore the association between FSC maturity and cost of quality (CoQ). A CoQ survey was developed and pretested. CoQ data were collected through ...
Assessment of food integrity culture in food businesses through method triangulation Ghent University
Fat-soluble vitamin intake from the consumption of food, fortified food and supplements : design and methods of the Belgian VITADEK study Ghent University
Production of food matrices containing allergens by various processing techniques for the identification of proteotypic peptides robust to processing for the detection of allergens in food Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Performance of the food safety management system and the microbial performance of poultry processing using a diagnostic instrument and a microbial assessment scheme Ghent University
Introduction Although the poultry sector invested several years in research, implemented severe European hygiene legislation (e.g. EU Regulation 853/2004) and Food Safety Management System (FSMS), certified by international acknowledged Quality Assurance (QA) standards, contamination with pathogens, such as Campylobacter spp., still occur. Methods A microbial assessment scheme (MAS) was developed to measure the microbial performance of a FSMS. ...
A quantitative study to the microbial safety performance of implemented food safety management systems in Europe Ghent University
Introduction: Driven by various food safety crises and the high pressure from government and food authorities, European food processing companies have spent much efforts in their food safety management systems (FSMS) to control and assure microbial food safety of their products. However, have these efforts resulted in adequate functioning FSMS? Methods: A FSMS-Diagnostic Instrument (58 indicators/questions with grids including detailed level ...
Semi-quantitative study to evaluate the performance of HACCP-based food safety management systems in dairy processing plants in Japan Ghent University
Introduction Microbiological food safety (FS) is an issue of great concern for Japanese consumers. HACCP is the internationally-accepted, science-based system for ensuring food safety controls and must be supported by a more general Food Safety Management System. Since 1995, Japan has a comprehensive HACCP-based health monitoring system. This study aimed to get insight in the performance of a HACCP-based food safety management system (FSMS) ...
Towards a food safety culture improvement roadmap : diagnosis and gap analysis through a conceptual framework as the first steps Ghent University
The food safety culture research field still remains limited in terms of the process needed to achieve food safety culture improvement. Purpose This paper proposes a food safety culture diagnosis and gap analysis methodology, as the first two steps in the food safety culture improvement roadmap. The diagnosis identifies what dimensions are mature or underdeveloped, whilst the gap analysis reveals what caused some dimensions to obtain lower ...