Sociodemographic profile of employees and their contribution to the development of a Food Safety Culture: Vigil Sanit Debate, Rio de Janeiro, 2023, v.11: e02065 | Published on: 22/03/2023

• Autor(a) principal: Matukuma, Cristiane Aparecida
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Boanova, Andrea, Osowski, Germana Vizzotto, da Silva, Gisella Stephanie de Oliveira Dias, Balian, Simone de Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Vigilância Sanitária em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/2065
• topic: Comportamento; Gestão da Segurança; Higiene; Liderança; Manipulação de Alimentos; Higiene e Segurança de Alimentos; Behavior; Safety Management; Hygiene; Leadership; Food Handling

Introduction: The Food Safety Culture (FSC) is made of individual and collective behaviors of the members of a company, including beliefs, attitudes, and shared values, related to Food Safety. This concept was incorporated into the Food Safety Management System to reduce the risk of foodborne diseases. Objective: To discuss how the sociodemographic profile can be used in the process of development and maturation of the FSC in an organization that operates in the retail food trade. Method: An FSC characterization instrument, already validated, was answered by a total of 300 workers, in 13 different stores in the greater São Paulo - Brazil. The sociodemographic profile was composed of “gender”, “age”, “origin”, “education”, “experience in the food sector”, “experience in the company”, “position and sector” of work. Results: The most relevant sociodemographic data for CSA in this article were “age”, “origin” and “experience in the food area”. these can be leveraged by leaders, in companies in the food sector, for the construction and development of FSC. Conclusions: The sociodemographic profile of employees can help in the: identification of talents and skills; planning of qualifications and training; and, effective communication and understanding of the concept of risk. It can ultimately help leadership in shaping high-performance teams, capable of acting with responsibility and freedom, achieving high performance in terms of productivity and product safety.