Relationship between knowledge and practice among food handlers in vocational College Johor State: does it compliance with food safety standards guide
Food safety has emerged as an important global issue and public health implications. In relation to that, food -safety and health issue is often become concern in Malaysian institutions. In response to the increasing number of food borne illnesses, governments agencies are intensifying their efforts...
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6347/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6347/1/28122014144922.pdf |
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| Summary: | Food safety has emerged as an important global issue and public health implications. In relation to that, food
-safety and health issue is often become concern in Malaysian institutions. In response to the increasing number of food borne illnesses, governments
agencies are intensifying their efforts to improve food safety. Food consumed by the school
children should be sate,nutritious and free from any bad organisms and chemicals harm. In
addition, the food should also be sour@s of energy and health to the individual. The study
was to determine the level of food safety knowledge and practices among food handlers in
vocational college in Malaysia. The study was conducted among food handlers in all
Vocational College in Johor. Both the quantitative and qualitative research methods were
used for data collection. The questionnaire was framed to elicit information on demographic
characteristics (age, sex, education, area of operation, number of years of service and training received and respondents' knowledge pertaining to basic food health with special
reference to food handling, storage, and food poisoning. The respondents' knowledge on
basic food knowledge of food is limited, while the level of food safety practices.for hygiene
is quite high, the level of food safety for the cleanliness of equipment and environment is
high, the level of food safety for the cleanliness of raw materials was also high. |
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