Food hygiene, deprivation, types of premises and rates of gastrointestinal illnesses in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15096985 |
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| Authors | Brendan Collins (0000-0002-3023-8189, University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 160-166 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980013003303 |
| PMID | 24476984 |
| OpenAlex | W1997922874 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Objective To understand more about the relationship between economic deprivation, types of premises, food hygiene scores and rates of gastrointestinal illness in the UK. Design Data were extracted from the UK Food Standards Agency for about 300 000 UK premises which had hygiene scores based on visits from local authority food safety officers. These scores were analysed by type of premises, deprivation and local authority. Local authority-level average scores were mapped and compared with rates of laboratory-detected gastrointestinal illness from the Health Protection Agency. Setting UK. Subjects UK premises ( n 311 458) from 341 local authority areas that sell or produce food. Results There was a modest but statistically significant relationship between average food hygiene score and deprivation, which was caused by deprived areas having more of the categories of premises with significantly lower hygiene scores; these were pub/club ( n 40 525), restaurant/café/canteen ( n 73 052), small retailer ( n 42 932) and takeaway ( n 36 708). No relationship was established between local authority average food hygiene scores and rates of laboratory-detected gastrointestinal illness; however, this result does not preclude a relationship between food hygiene and rates of gastrointestinal illnesses, as laboratory-detected illness rates make up only a small proportion of actual rates of illness in the community. Conclusions Certain types of UK premises are more likely to have low hygiene scores, which means that they should be targeted more for enforcement. These types of premises are more prevalent in the most economically deprived areas
Agency (philosophy · Environmental health · Food safety · Hygiene · Local authority · Premises · Food Safety and Hygiene · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Organic Food and Agriculture
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