The Lactarium Service Self-Control Plan of the Tertiary Center for Pediatric Care at the University Hospital Federico II of Naples

Abstract

The Lactarium Service Self-Control Plan of the Tertiary Center for Pediatric Care at the University Hospital Federico II of Naples. J Comm Med and Pub Health Rep 3(05): Copyright: © 2022 Roberto Berni Canani. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. processes, and distributes formulas for hospitalized infants. Hospital staff adherence to food hygiene rules is the key to avoiding microbiological food contamination. Indeed, hospitalized pediatric patients are more vulnerable than healthy subjects to microbiological and nutritional risks, and to possible infections and complications. The Lactation staff of the Pediatric Unit of the Department of Translational Medical Science at the University Hospital Federico II of Naples has prepared a self-control plan adhering to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system and the practices of food safety and good manufacturing. This article is reported the self-control plan applied by the Lactation Service of the Pediatric Unit of the University Hospital Federico II of Naples, its organization, and the process of formulas preparation.