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Abstract：
The challenges to food safety in Lebanon are many and have worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Lebanese economic crisis. Against a backdrop of loosely enforced food laws and regulations, a cross-sectional study was carried out in 23 Lebanese food companies on 204 participants using a validated online food safety culture self-assessment tool consisting of 28 indicators. Food safety motivation, burnout/job stress and conscientiousness and their impact on food safety culture were also investigated. Overall, the perceived food safety culture was \"good\" with a mean value of 119.1 over 140 (equivalent to 4.3/5). A young workforce, the female gender, a science background, and a university degree were associated with a higher food safety culture. The food safety culture score was also perceived higher among participants who attended food safety trainings, and among those working at the managerial level and in the quality department. In addition, the results showed that the food safety culture was significantly better in companies exporting their goods than companies with no international market exposure (121.6 vs 118.1). Moreover, Food safety motivation (mean score 4.1/5) and conscientiousness (3.5/5) were moderately associated with a positive food safety culture. However, the low burnout/job stress scores (2.8/5) may exhibit a negative impact on the food safety culture and could be related to several consequences caused by the Lebanese economic crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Further studies are to be conducted to understand better the causal effects relationship.
摘要：
由于新冠肺炎大流行和黎巴嫩经济危机，黎巴嫩食品安全面临的挑战很多，而且更加严重。在食品法律法规执行松散的背景下,本研究在23家黎巴嫩食品公司中,使用由28项指标组成的经过验证的在线食品安全文化自我评估工具,对204名参与者进行了横断面研究.食品安全动机,还调查了职业倦怠/工作压力和责任心及其对食品安全文化的影响。总的来说,感知的食品安全文化是“好”，平均值为119.1，超过140(相当于4.3/5)。年轻的劳动力,女性的性别,科学背景，大学学位与更高的食品安全文化有关。在参加食品安全培训的参与者中，食品安全文化得分也被认为较高，在管理层和质量部门工作的人员中。此外,结果显示，与没有国际市场接触的公司相比，出口商品的公司的食品安全文化明显更好（121.6比118.1）。此外，食品安全动机（平均得分为4.1/5）和责任心（3.5/5）与积极的食品安全文化中度相关。然而,低职业倦怠/工作压力分数(2.8/5)可能对食品安全文化产生负面影响，并可能与黎巴嫩经济危机和新冠肺炎大流行造成的若干后果有关。有待进一步研究以更好地理解因果关系。
