Food safety in Chinese take-away restaurant in the Netherlands

Hospitality Research Project
Final Proposal

Experimental research study into compliance with food safety of Chinese takeaway restaurants

中国餐馆
(Chinese Restaurants)

Semester 2012/2013
Module 1
2nd November 2012

Sandra Drössler: 251534
Yuanyuan Yang: 86665

Stenden University of Applied Science International Hotel Management
Leeuwarden
The Netherlands
Declaration of own work

1. This work is exclusive composed by Sandra and Yuan Yuan.

2. This work has not been accepted in any previous application for a degree or diploma.

3. The work of which this is a record is done entirely by ourselves.

4. All verbatim extracts have been distinguished by quotation marks and the sources of our information have been specifically acknowledged.

Place and Date: Leeuwarden the 2nd November 2012

Signatures: Sandra Drössler Yuan Yuan Yan

Table of contents
Declaration of own work 1
1. Abstract: 3
2. Introduction: 4
2.1 Problem Analysis: 5
3. Literature Review: 6
3.1 Critical incidents 6
3.2 Chinese restaurants 7
3.3 Organizations dealing with Food and Food Safety 8
3.4 Legal framework 9
3.5 Conclusion 13
4. Conceptual Model: 14
5. Problem Statement: 15
5.1 Field research questions: 15
5.2 Budget: 16
6. Methodology: 17
7. Planning: 20
8. Results: 22
9. Discussion: 28
9.1 Limitations 29
9.2 Recommendations 29
9.3 Conclusion 30
10. List of References: 31
Appendix 34

1. Abstract:

The research was executed during the 3rd year of the study International Hospitality Management at the Stenden hogeschool in Leeuwarden and was created by two students of this study. This project has been written as a part of the final graduation Bachelor of Business Administration to start preparing the big research during the internship time.
This report discusses the compliance of Chinese Takeaway restaurants with the Dutch and European law as well as the quality of the food. A field research was done to find the answer to the problem statement was: To what extent

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