Germany:Cooking for Large Numbers: Hygiene Rules Make Foods from Commercial Kitchens Safer

摘要

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE) have published an updated leaflet on hygiene rules for commercial kitchen staff.People who prepare food for others carry a great deal of responsibility. Around 100,000 cases of illness are reported in Germany every year, most probably attributable to the presence of microorganisms - especially bacteria, viruses and parasites - in foods. The actual number is likely to be much higher. Simple but very effective preventive hygiene measures provide protection from illnesses of this kind. The BFR and BZfE have jointly formulated them as hygiene rules for commercial kitchen staff. The leaflet, which has been thus far published in 13 languages and for which there is great demand, has now been updated.