title: An eight-year report on the implementation of HACCP in a university canteen: impact on the microbiological quality of meals.
abstract: An investigation aimed at assessing the microbiological quality of meals consumed at a university canteen after implementation of the HACCP system and personnel training was carried out. Cooked and warm-served products (74 samples), cooked and cold-served products (92 samples) and cold gastronomy products (63 samples) sampled from 2000 to 2007 underwent microbiological analyses. All the samples were tested for: Samonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, total mesophilic aerobes, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, and sulphite-reducing clostridia. The microbiological contamination of work surfaces (tables, tablewares, cutters, ladles, slicing machines, wash-basins, etc.), hands and white coats of members of the canteen staff was also assessed. The microbiological results clearly demonstrated the success of the HACCP plan implementation, through a general improvement of the hygiene conditions of both meals and work surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Universita Politecnica delle Marche, SAIFET, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osimani
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aquilanti
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Babini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tavoletti
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clementi
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003296:Cooking; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005522:Food Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007558:Italy; D008461:Meat Products / Q000382:microbiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D014495:Universities