Naslov
Vulnerability assessment of the airline catering and on-board food service

Autori
Banjari, Ines ; Marček, Tihana ; Maršan Jukić, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
1st Croatian Congress of Biosafety and Biosecurity with international participation / Markotić, Alemka - Zagreb : CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY, 2017, 9-9

Skup
1st Croatian Congress of Biosafety and Biosecurity with international participation (CROBiB)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 07.12.2017. - 09.12.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
airline catering, on-board service, food borne diseases, vulnerability assessment, pathogens

Sažetak
Airline catering is probably one of the most complex operational systems in the world. With constant increase in a number of passengers and flights operated every year, more focus should be put on food security on-board. Caterings are the second biggest source of food borne outbreaks, right after sit-down restaurants. Food products delivered by airline caterers must be consistent, health safe and in line with the newest trends (innovation in the sector) while relying on just-in-time delivery and production. The aim is to prepare the flow chart outlining the main stages in the on-board food service, and to define and describe critical points in the chain. Vulnerability assessment outlining possible agents for a bioterroristic attack are defined and mitigation strategies are proposed. After analyzing segments of the flight catering, and especially the part related to food on-board in order to develop an effective food defence plan for the airline catering, considerable attention should be given to the following: transportation to aircraft, loading of the food on-board and food handler’s behavior both in the ground kitchen and on- board. Potential agents with short incubation time mainly include bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella sp., Bacillus cereus etc. Other potential agents with prolonged incubation time that could be used in a bioterroristic attack via onboard food include parasites like protozoa cysts, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, Entamoeba hystolitica, Trichinella sp., and also very potent are Rotavirus, Calicivirus and different strains of Hepatitis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Prehrambena tehnologija

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