Investigating the environmental health status of Sanandaj bakeries in 2023

Abstract

Background: Bread is the main source of nutrition and provides most of the daily energy of people. In order to have healthy and suitable bread, it is necessary to pay attention to the environmental health indicators in bakeries. The current research was conducted with the aim of determining the environmental health status of bakeries in Sanandaj City in 2023. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive survey, 30 bakery units in Sanandaj city were investigated through a health inspection checklist of bakery that is approved by the Ministry of Health and Education. This checklist has four sections which include personal health, food, tools and equipment, and building hygiene. The collected data were analyzed by Excel software. Results: In the present study, the highest level of desirability was reported in the health sector of the building with a frequency of 73.96% and the lowest degree of desirability was reported in the section of personal health and hygiene of tools and equipment with a frequency of 70.48%. Conclusion: The state of the environmental health in the bakeries of Sanandaj city is not completely in accordance with the bakery health regulations, and in order to improve the conditions, it is necessary for the environmental health inspectors to be more careful and serious in terms of personal health indicators and the hygiene of tools and equipment. It is suggested that the health officials provide the necessary platforms to implement the process of self-control and self-declaration of health in order to further monitor the studied bakeries.

Keywords

• bakery
• environmental health
• sanandaj city