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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Main Authors: Harun, Hairuddin, Abd Samad, Noorazman, Mohd Hassan, Nurfariza, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Wafi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 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.