Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 7 Issue 1

Developing a government strategy to meet international standards of food safety across the hospitality industry

Mariam Al Yousuf, Eunice Taylor, Joanne Taylor

The purpose of this paper is to identify international best practice regarding food safety management across the food chain, with particular reference to hospitality businesses…

Knowing the status: Gathering baseline data on food safety management across the Abu Dhabi hospitality industry

Ahmed Al Kaabi, Alyazi Al Mazrouei, Salma Al Hamadi, Mariam Al Yousuf, Eunice Taylor

This paper aims to provide an overview of the methods used, and results found, during an in-depth investigation into the status of food safety management systems in eight types of…

Setting the standard: The development of bespoke guides for HACCP-based food safety management systems for different sectors of the hospitality industry

Mariam Al Yousuf, Samara Bin Salem, Bashir Abdi Ali, Morad Saleib, Hasan Juwaihan, Eunice Taylor

This article aims to outline the process of developing Codes of Practice and their content and assessment for eight hospitality industry sub-sectors in Abu Dhabi. This is the…

The small business dilemma: Understanding and reacting to the unique requirements of Abu Dhabi small businesses in achieving food safety standards

Eunice Taylor, Mariam Al Yousuf, Eyad Saleh Nassar, Mohamed Saleh, Jiji Philip

This paper aims to explore the particular dilemma of achieving international best practice and regulatory compliance for food safety in small local restaurants with limited…

Developing a solution for small businesses: The creation of Salamt Zadna, a unique food safety management system for small businesses in Abu Dhabi

Mariam Al Khaja, Mouza Al Muhairi, Mariam Al Yousuf, Alyazi Al Mazrouei, Mostafa Ibrahim Ali, Eunice Taylor

This paper aims to describe the process of developing, implementing and evaluating an innovative solution to enhance food safety and promote Hazard Analysis and Critical Control…

An industry perspective: A new model of Food Safety Culture Excellence and the impact of audit on food safety standards

Joanne Taylor, Jean Pierre Garat, Samer Simreen, Ghida Sarieddine

This paper aims to outline the food safety roles and responsibilities within the industry that play an important role in the success of government initiatives, demonstrated using…

Improving food safety – replicating the Abu Dhabi success story

Eunice Taylor, Joanne Taylor

This paper aims to summarise and draw conclusions from the contents of this Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes issue: What action can government take to improve food safety…

Editorial

Richard Teare, Eunice Taylor