Conducted by NEHA and FDA, a survey of more than 2,700 retail food handlers has revealed strong food safety knowledge overall, with room for improvement in certain areas. The findings support recommendations for enhancing training programs.
Quality assurance professionals and frontline leaders must ensure that food handlers learn and apply food safety principles on the job. Effective food safety training should be action-oriented, engaging, and designed to build competence.
Ever since Frank Yiannas of Walmart's Food Safety Leadership published his insightful book "Food Safety Culture" in 2008, the food and beverage industry has embraced the reality that having a strong food safety culture is essential for success.
