 A priority system model for sanitation management in food service establishmentsB.E. Wodi and R.A. Mill American Journal of Public Health, 1985, vol. 75, issue 12, 1398-1401 Abstract: We set out to develop a sanitation management scheme that will enable health regulatory authorities to utilize available personnel more effciently in the regulation of the food service industry given the current budgetary and manpower constraints. Previous analyses of the Annual Food Service Establishment Sanitation Inspection Summary records from a large County Department of Health for fiscal years 1979, 1980 and 1981 indicated a cut-off point at about two to four visits for a productive follow-up sanitation inspection of food service establishments. Revisits after this point seemed counter-productive. Revisits of up to 13 times in establishments and a high uninspection rate of others were noted. The above data, the population at risk for each establishment (generated by a prescribed method), and various control criteria were integrated into the model. Application of the model to a sample of 82 food service establishments was successful in ensuring that those operations that pose high risk to patrons are given priority in a sanitation management program while also facilitating the inspection of all food service establishments within a jurisdiction at some point. Date: 1985 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1985:75:12:1398-1401_0 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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