Effect of a manager training program on sanitary conditions in restaurants.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Cotterchio, M ; Gunn, J ; Coffill, T ; Tormey, P ; Barry, M A
• Description:
  To evaluate the effectiveness of a food manager training and certification program in increasing compliance with restaurant sanitary codes.|Using routine sanitary inspection records, the authors compared pre- and post-training inspection scores for 94 restaurants falling into three groups: a "mandatory" group (managers' attendance was mandated for these restaurants); a "voluntary" group (managers attended the training voluntarily); and a control group (no staff attended the training program).|Restaurants for which managers were mandated to attend a training and certification program demonstrated a significant improvement in inspection scores, an improvement that was sustained over a two-year follow-up period. The mean inspection scores for a control group did not change significantly over time. However, improvements were not noted in all areas of food safety.|Food manager training and certification programs may be an effective way to improve the sanitary conditions of restaurants and reduce the spread of foodborne illnesses.
• Subjects:
  Boston Certification Food Handling Health Education Humans Research Article Restaurants Sanitation
• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 113(4):353-358
• Pubmed ID:
  9672577
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  113
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:21bf6246c2482942e77530450458233900f3dced58a2df31e921f63bb39a98e9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/64664/cdc_64664_DS1.pdf
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