scholarly journals Food hygiene and safety practices of food handlers in tuckshops at secondary schools in Umlazi

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kaite Nokuthula Dlomo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Collection Methods

Objective: To determine the food safety and hygiene practices of the food handlers at secondary school tuck shops in Umlazi, Durban, South Africa in order to assess the risk of exposure to harmful bacteria that may cause food poisoning by conducting knowledge questionnaires and microbial tests from food handlers’ hands, counter surfaces and kitchen cloths. Research Methods: A total of 18 secondary schools, 48 food handlers and 24 managers were included in the study. The observational, descriptive and analytical study consisted of quantitative data collection methods. Quantitative data was obtained through a food hygiene and safety questionnaire designed for food handlers and tuck shop owners/managers, an observational checklist and microbial swab tests from food handlers’ hands, counter surfaces and kitchen cloths for analysis of microbial presence before preparation, during preparation and after preparation of food. The microbes tested for were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogene, Aerobic spore formers and anaerobic spore formers. Data was captured in Excel and analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 24 for descriptive statistics

scholarly journals Food Safety Knowledge and Hygienic Practices among Different Groups of Restaurants in Muscat, Oman

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Maryam Al-Ghazali ◽  
Ismail Al-Bulushi ◽  
Lyutha Al-Subhi ◽  
Mohammad Shafiur Rahman ◽  
Amani Al-Rawahi
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group Ii ◽  
Safety Knowledge

Food safety is vital to human beings as well as to the food industry. Therefore, knowledge and hygiene practice of food safety among food handlers are particularly important. Evaluation of food safety knowledge and hygienic practices among 18 restaurants in three different regions (i.e., districts) in the Governorate of Muscat was performed. In order to determine the quality level of restaurants, grouping (i.e., Region 1, Region 2, and Region 3; e.g., Group I, Group II, and Group III) was adopted from the regulations and assigned by the municipality based on the number of complaints against the restaurants. A questionnaire was designed to assess the knowledge of hygiene, food poisoning, food handling, cooking, and local regulations/rules of the food handlers in selected restaurants. The food handlers in the Region 1 restaurants showed significantly higher ( p < 0.05 ) overall knowledge (58.6%) in food safety as compared to Region 2 (52.1%) and Region 3 (53.2%). Overall knowledge of food handlers in Group I restaurants was significantly higher ( p < 0.05 ) (64.4%) as compared to Group II (53.1%) and Group III (48.1%). The hygiene practices in Group I restaurants were significantly higher ( p < 0.05 ) than those in Groups II and III. A small but significant inverse association ( r 2 = − 0.38 ) between total knowledge scores and hygiene practices was found. In conclusion, higher knowledge in the field is associated with better hygiene practices, and these are more likely to prevent food poisoning originating from restaurants. We recommend implementing specialized education courses and workshops for the food handlers as a requirement before embarking on service to decrease the risks of foodborne diseases.

An Investigation of Factors that Influence Hygiene Practices at a Small Day Care Center

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee Hye Lee
Keyword(s):  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Classification And Regression Tree ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Certification Authority ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Day Care Centers ◽  
Hygiene Practices

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore factors that influence hygiene practices at small day care centers. It examines the effect of food hygiene training on hygiene practices and investigates the correlations between the hygienic status of food handlers' hands and that of kitchen utensils. Furthermore, it determines the influences of demographic and facility-related factors on hygiene practices in small day care centers. A total of 56 food handlers at 49 day care centers in the Gyeongnam area of South Korea participated in hygiene training. The results of the study showed that after two training sessions, the ATP bioluminescence levels of knives (P &lt; 0.01), cutting boards (P &lt; 0.01), food handlers' hands (P &lt; 0.001), and UV disinfection cabinets (P &lt; 0.01) decreased. After training, the total scores on the inspection checklist were significantly improved (P &lt; 0.05). Strong associations between the microbial quality of hands and kitchen utensils were seen. Classification and regression tree analysis identified important factors that influence hygiene practices at small food service kitchens, such as status of registration with the government certification authority, length of food handlers' working experience and their age, and maximum number of people served. This study helps to broaden our knowledge of food hygiene issues in small day care centers.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Higiene dan Sanitasi Makanan pada Pedagang Makanan di Kantin SD

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Jamilatur Rohmah ◽  
Siti Cholifah ◽  
Vanda Rezania
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Food Sanitation

The school canteen has an important role to fulfill the food needs of school children. In general, foods that are sold in canteens have very diverse variations, with prices relatively cheap and easily accessible to school children. The need for fulfillment of hygienic foods is ordered by the factors of place and hygiene of the food handlers need to be done. Foods that do not meet the requirements and safety that can be given due to health problems or diseases related to food such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhus, and other food poisoning. The number of food handlers in the cafeteria of SD Muhammadiyah 1 and 2 Sidoarjo competes 6 people. Based on the results of observations and interviews, they did not have sufficient educational background in terms of hygiene and food sanitation, and they never gained knowledge about food hygiene and sanitation. This will greatly determine the quality of food provided to consumers especially elementary school children. Based on this, the Community Service activities on hygiene training and food sanitation were carried out at food handlers in the cafeteria of Muhammadiyah 1 and 2 elementary schools in Sidoarjo.

scholarly journals Assessment of Hygiene Conditions in Sudanese Airlines Catering at Khartoum International Airport

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Rania Mohammed Osman Hamid ◽  
Sumia Mohammed Ahmed Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Bacterial Count ◽  
Plate Count ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
International Airport ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background: Food safety has been recognized as a matter of importance to the airlines industry and airports must have the capacity to ensure a safe environment for passengers using point of entry facilities, including flight catering and other potential risks. The risk of food getting contaminated depends largely on the knowledge and practice of proper food hygiene measures among food handlers. The study aimed to assess the hygiene conditions in airlines catering services units at Khartoum Airport; to evaluate the level of knowledge and practice of food handlers towards food hygiene in addition to identify the microbial load on food handler’s hands.Methodology: Four airlines catering services units at Khartoum International Airport were studied. The data were collected by using structured questionnaire to assess food handler's knowledge onfood hygiene and their practices including 100 samples (56 samples from catering 1, 22 catering 2, 12 catering 3 and 10 samples from catering 4). Observational check list was used to assess the physical characteristics and hygienic situation in airlines catering premises and food handlers. Microbiological examinations used for Total Plate Count (TPC), isolate and identification Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and salmonella. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 16.0).Results: The study showed that 56% of food handlers have higher secondary school certificate, 83% of food handlers knew causative agent of food borne disease,72% knew when washed their work surfaces and 72% knew how to care with open lesions during food handling. Analysis showed significant difference (p=0.023) between respondents’ knowledge and their educational level. More than half (58%) of food handlers did not report during illness; only 42% received training in food hygiene. seventy five percent of the catering managers were not trained on food safety management system. There was statistically significant difference between trained (professional) handlers and non-trained handlers with regard to food hygiene practices (P =0.038). Fifty percent of catering premises were in bad situation (ventilation, cleaning, lightening, pest control) and poor hand washing facilities; only 25% of these catering have quality control system. The highest bacterial count from the hands samples was 8.5x106 CFU /mland the lowest 1.2x106 CFU /ml; 54.5% of sample tested positive for E. coli; 72.7% for S. aureus and 36.6% for salmonella from food handler’s hands.Conclusion: This study revealed poor sanitary conditions in airlines catering, and poor food hygiene practices of some handlers indicating higher probability of food being contaminated before service. The occurrence of indicator microorganisms in most of the hand samples indicating a need for improvement in the environment hygiene and sanitary facilities. The study recommends hygiene education to improve the knowledge and practices of food handlers.

Food Safety and Hygiene: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Food Handlers

2021 ◽  
pp. 547-558
Author(s):  
Thandeka Nyawo ◽  
Hema Kesa ◽  
Eridiong Onyenweaku
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Evaluation And Monitoring

The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) aims at supplying nutritious supplementary meals to schoolchildren in order to improve education outcome by elevating learning ability, school attendance, and punctuality. However, in South Africa there is an increasing number of food poisoning reports, especially in schools under the NSNP. This study seeks to assess knowledge levels of food safety and hygiene practices among NSNP food handlers in Gauteng. A qualitative research approach employing a semi-structured individual interview process was used for data collection. The results showed that lack of education and knowledge was one of the reasons behind food handlers’ non-adherence to food safety and hygiene practices. The findings also revealed that training should be a requirement for food handlers under the NSNP, in order to prevent foodborne diseases and reduce pathogen spread (cross contamination) during food preparation. The findings of this study recommend that the NSNP strengthens training programmes, evaluation and monitoring measures as these are crucial for food safety.

scholarly journals Effect of Spiritual Intelligence on Leadership Effectiveness and Food-hygiene Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazni Saad ◽  
Toh Poh See ◽  
Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil ◽  
Normalini Md Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Hygiene Practices

This study suggests an effort through a Holistic View of spiritual intelligence to address low-quality food problem at public institutions in East Malaysia. It explored the causal relationship of this value to Food Performance, Leadership Effectiveness, and Food-Hygiene Practice through 210 food handlers. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the relationship. Holistic View was found to have a positively significant relationship with the performance but, not Leadership Effectiveness. Holistic View among food handlers was found unaffected by Food hygiene practices. Keywords: Spiritual intelligence; leadership effectiveness; food-hygiene practices; foodservice performance. eISSN 2514-7528 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i10.306

scholarly journals Microbiological Contamination and Food Hygiene Practices In old Restaurants In Nablus Governorate, Palestine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
WAFAA MENAWI ◽  
Nada Maher Saeeri ◽  
Maimona Jalal Quzmar ◽  
Noor Baker Abu Hijleeh ◽  
Hala Salah Alden Antar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Coliform Bacteria ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
P Value ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Food Safety Training

Abstract Introduction: Personal hygiene is important in maintaining food quality and health safety, so the low level of personal hygiene causes contamination leading to food spoilage and the occurrence of sick cases for consumers.Objective: This study was conducted under the Corona pandemic to verify food safety in Nablus old restaurants, Palestine, in the year 2021.Research methodology: This study covered 32 restaurants and 160 employees randomly selected. Data collection began between April and June in 2021 using 160 questionnaires that included 20 questions were answered by workers in these restaurants.Results: Contamination with coliform bacteria was found in the restaurant samples with a percentage (42.5%), where the samples have taken from the tables having the highest contamination of this bacterium (50%). Furthermore, the data revealed that there was a relationship between coliform bacteria contamination and age, educational level, and food safety training, as the contamination being seen in the group that got the training, In contrast to those who didn't at the P-value <0.20.Conclusion: There was an association of bacterial contamination with age, especially among the younger group who were less concerned with hygiene and food safety practices compared to the elderly group. And it turns out that restaurant workers must be properly trained in food safety and monitored regularly.

scholarly journals Food Borne Disease and the Lifestyles of the Students and Food Handlers in Rural Schools: A Preliminary Observation

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 430-436
Author(s):  
Song Jing Ling ◽  
Hassan Z. ◽  
Regina G.
Keyword(s):  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Food Preparation ◽  
Preparation Process ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Prevention Methods

Food borne diseases cause millions of deaths every year around the world. The major factors contributing to food borne diseases and the prevalence of food poisoning among students are the food preparation process, lifestyles, physical cleanliness and water supplies. Food mismanagement by food handlers and students’ and food handlers’ poor knowledge of food hygiene are the factors that lead to food poisoning among school students. The objectives of this study are to: investigate how food handlers carry out food preparation; determine students’ and handlers’ standards of food hygiene assess the physical cleanliness of school canteens and the purity of their water supplies; and develop guidelines for the prevention of food poisoning. The aspects investigated in this study are the food preparation process, knowledge of food hygiene, physical cleanliness and food poisoning prevention methods.

Assessment of the food hygiene practices of food handlers in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
ChinomnsoC Nnebue ◽  
ProsperO. U. Adogu ◽  
ChigozieO Ifeadike ◽  
OkechukwuC Ironkwe
Keyword(s):  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Hygiene Practices
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