en Food Hygiene Food Hygiene پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Introduction</b>: Bread is a staple food in many countries around the world, particularly among the people of Iran, and it holds a special significance and status. Bread is also one of the important sources of nutrients such as sugar, iron, calcium, protein, and various vitamins. In all stages of bread production, maintaining personal hygiene, food hygiene, building sanitation, and cleaning tools and equipment play a significant role in improving the quality and safety of the consumed bread. The unsanitary conditions of bread production can create the grounds for the emergence of certain diseases due to chemical and microbial contamination in the community. This research aimed to determine the environmental health status of bakeries in the city of Darrehshahr and to provide necessary health solutions to improve the sanitary conditions.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Materials & Methods</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: </span></span></b>This research was conducted descriptively-cross-sectionally in the city of Darrehshahr. All the active bakeries present (a total of 34 units) were examined through a census method. Using the traditional bakery health inspection checklist (personal hygiene, food hygiene, tool and equipment hygiene, building hygiene) with form code (111/920318) from the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education, information about the bakeries was collected. The data collected using Excel software was analyzed.<span lang="FA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Results</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: &nbsp;</span></span></b>The results showed that in terms of personal hygiene, food hygiene, equipment and tool hygiene, and building hygiene, the percentages of satisfactory conditions were 71.85%, 39.12%, 78.13%, and 73.53%, respectively.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:9pt"><span minion="" pro="" style="font-family:"><b>Conclusion</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: &nbsp;</span></span></b>In this study, the highest satisfaction score was related to the hygiene status of tools and equipment, while the lowest score was related to the hygiene status of food materials.</span></span> Bakeries, Environmental Health, Darrehshahr city 1 9 http://jhsp.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-46-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sajad Mazloomi سجاد مظلومی sajad.mazloomi@yahoo.com 1003194753284600134 1003194753284600134 Yes Health and Environment Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایلام Anis Aghaei انیس آقایی anisaghaei@gmail.com 1003194753284600135 1003194753284600135 No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایلام Fatemeh Gholami 1003194753284600136 1003194753284600136 No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran