Mathias R G, Riben P D, Campbell E, Wiens M, Cocksedge W, Hazlewood A, Kirshner B, Pelton J
Department of Health Care & Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Can J Public Health. 1994 Jul-Aug;85 Suppl 1:S61-6.
To determine restaurant inspection and food handler education practices in Canada, a survey of 141 jurisdictions was conducted. The response rate was 100%. All jurisdictions inspected restaurants, but the frequency of routine inspection varied from none to six or more times per year. The frequency of violations found on routine inspection was associated with foodborne illness. However, the frequency of inspection was not correlated with disease or with violations. Food handler education courses were mandatory in 32% of jurisdictions. Most courses were one to two days. No correlation was found between the numbers of individuals trained in the past year and violations or reported foodborne disease. This lack of reduction in reported foodborne illness may be due to the ecological nature of the survey or to the lack of effectiveness of food handler education or of routine restaurant inspections in reducing violations.
为了确定加拿大的餐厅检查和食品从业人员教育情况，对141个司法管辖区进行了一项调查。回复率为100%。所有司法管辖区都对餐厅进行检查，但例行检查的频率从每年无检查到六次或更多次不等。例行检查中发现违规行为的频率与食源性疾病有关。然而，检查频率与疾病或违规行为并无关联。32%的司法管辖区要求食品从业人员参加教育课程。大多数课程为期一到两天。过去一年接受培训的人数与违规行为或报告的食源性疾病之间未发现相关性。报告的食源性疾病没有减少，这可能是由于调查的生态学性质，或者是由于食品从业人员教育或餐厅例行检查在减少违规行为方面缺乏成效。
