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Georgia State University

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2009

Food

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Does Educational Intervention Reduce The Number Of Food Violations., Karen Koechlin M. Koechlin Jul 2009

Does Educational Intervention Reduce The Number Of Food Violations., Karen Koechlin M. Koechlin

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The objective of this study was to examine the educational intervention that restaurant employees received to see if it reduced the number of food violations in Orange County, California, U.S.. The class, which began in 2007, is known as the Food Employee Education and Sanitation Training (FEEST). This study revealed that the post-test results from FEEST demonstrated a significant improvement in food safety knowledge, and almost all of the participants showed a significant improvement in food safety knowledge. A comparison of inspection reports immediately before and after participation in FEEST showed that food establishments greatly reduced the number of major …