[Frequency of foodborne illness in Italy, before and after abolishing mandatory routine medical and laboratory examination of food handlers]

Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2011 Jul-Aug;67(4):409-24.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The authors compare the frequency of notified foodborne illness in Italy, at the regional and provincial levels, in the years when food handlers in all regions were required to undergo periodic (once a year) medical and laboratory examinations, with the frequency of foodborne illness after this requirement was abolished and substituted with more effective, evidence-based, preventive measures.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Consumer Product Safety
  • Food Contamination / prevention & control*
  • Food Handling / standards*
  • Food Microbiology / standards*
  • Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Foodborne Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Health Education
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Mandatory Testing / trends*
  • Population Surveillance