Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor
This paper reported a research on food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices of food handlers from restaurants in Serdang, Selangor. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed among the food handlers at food premises selected using convenience sampling technique. The findings from this study...
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| author | Nor Ainy, Mahyudin Z., Zainon Ungku Zainal Abidin, Ungku Fatimah |
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| description | This paper reported a research on food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices of food handlers from restaurants in Serdang, Selangor. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed among the food handlers at food premises selected using convenience sampling technique. The findings from this study showed that food hygiene knowledge related to hand washing procedure (72.50%), temperature control of food and microbial (66.0%) were lacking among the food handlers. Attitude towards learning more about food hygiene and sanitation has the lowest rating (M= $.55), which suggest food handler may not perceive this as important to them. Respondents reported the lowest practices for hand washing before using glove (M= 3.92), which demonstrated that food handlers in Serdang might be lack of knowledge regarding the correct use of glove. This study provided data about the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers from restaurants operations. The results showed that further continuous effort should be invested in food hygiene education and enforcement for food handlers from commercial foodservices such as restaurants. |
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| spelling | upm-438552016-10-31T03:16:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43855/ Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor Nor Ainy, Mahyudin Z., Zainon Ungku Zainal Abidin, Ungku Fatimah This paper reported a research on food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices of food handlers from restaurants in Serdang, Selangor. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed among the food handlers at food premises selected using convenience sampling technique. The findings from this study showed that food hygiene knowledge related to hand washing procedure (72.50%), temperature control of food and microbial (66.0%) were lacking among the food handlers. Attitude towards learning more about food hygiene and sanitation has the lowest rating (M= $.55), which suggest food handler may not perceive this as important to them. Respondents reported the lowest practices for hand washing before using glove (M= 3.92), which demonstrated that food handlers in Serdang might be lack of knowledge regarding the correct use of glove. This study provided data about the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers from restaurants operations. The results showed that further continuous effort should be invested in food hygiene education and enforcement for food handlers from commercial foodservices such as restaurants. CRS Press 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43855/1/Assessment%20of%20food%20handlers%E2%80%99%20knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practices%20on%20food%20hygiene%20in%20Serdang%2C%20Selangor.pdf Nor Ainy, Mahyudin and Z., Zainon and Ungku Zainal Abidin, Ungku Fatimah (2015) Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor. In: Theory and Practice in Hospitality and Tourism Research. CRS Press, pp. 445-449. ISBN 9781138027060; EISBN: 9781315737355 http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b17390-89 10.1201/b17390-89 |
| spellingShingle | Nor Ainy, Mahyudin Z., Zainon Ungku Zainal Abidin, Ungku Fatimah Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor |
| title | Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor |
| title_full | Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor |
| title_short | Assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in Serdang, Selangor |
| title_sort | assessment of food handler's knowledge, attitude and practices on food hygiene in serdang, selangor |
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