title: Prerequisite programs and food hygiene in hospitals: food safety knowledge and practices of food service staff in Ankara, Turkey.
abstract: Our objective was to determine food safety practices related to prerequisite program implementation in hospital food services in Turkey. Staff often lack basic food hygiene knowledge. Problems of implementing HACCP and prerequisite programs in hospitals include lack of food hygiene management training, lack of financial resources, and inadequate equipment and environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. mbas@baskent.edu.tr
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bas
authors.forename: Mehtap Akçil
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Temel
authors.forename: Azmi Safak
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ersun
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kivanç
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000145:classification*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey