Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices of staff in food catering towards safety and hygiene indices
Subject Areas :
Food Science and Technology
H. Ebdali
1
,
M. Sami
2
,
Akbar Hasanzadeh
3
,
B. Ahmadi
4
,
Z. Esfandiari
5
1 - M.Sc. Student, Student Research Committee, Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Food Security Research Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 - Bachelor of Science, Department of Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5 - Assistant Professor, Food Security Research Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Received: 2020-04-18
Accepted : 2020-10-09
Published : 2020-09-22
Keywords:
knowledge,
attitudes,
practices,
Staff,
safety and hygiene indices,
food catering,
Abstract :
Providing hygiene and safe food in catering has a critical role in protecting consumers from foodborne diseases. This survey aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of staff in food catering towards safety and hygiene indices. This cross-sectional study was performed by a self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 110 food staff in food catering at the Isfahan University of Medical Science and the University of Isfahan. The average score of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of respondents was 62.96±19.9, 70.8±9.8, and 88.6±5.3, respectively. According to the results, the level of the criteria was desirable. A positive correlation was observed between knowledge, attitudes, and practices, while no correlation was found between attitude and practice. Although the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of food staff was desirable, weakness in some hygiene criteria such as controlling foodborne microorganisms and critical temperature, was found. It is recommended to have effective educational intervention in the implementation of safety and hygiene in food catering to prevent the occurring of foodborne diseases.
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Abdul-Mutalib, N.A., Abdul-Rashid, M.F., Mustafa, S., Amin-Nordin, S., Hamat, R.A. and Osman, M. (2012). Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding food hygiene and sanitation of food handlers in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia. Food control, 27(2): 289-293.
Aghalari, Z., Jafarian, S. and Najar, M. (2018). Studying the knowledge and attitude of engineering students in relation to food safety and health in Babol in 2016: a short report. Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, 17(7): 689-696. [In Persian]
Ali, A.I. and Immanuel, G. (2017). Assessment of hygienic practices and microbiological quality of food in an institutional food service establishment. Journal of Food Processing & Technology, 8(8):1-9.
Al-Kandari, D., Al-abdeen, J. and Sidhu, J. (2019). Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers in restaurants in Kuwait. Food control, 103: 103-110.
Al-Shabib, N.A., Mosilhey, S.H. and Husain, F.M. (2016). Cross-sectional study on food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of male food handlers employed in restaurants of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Food Control, 59: 212-217.
Ansari-Lari, M., Soodbakhsh, S. and Lakzadeh, L. (2010). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of workers on food hygienic practices in meat processing plants in Fars, Iran. Food control, 21(3): 260-263.
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Fielding, J.E., Aguirre, A. and Palaiologos, E. (2001). Effectiveness of altered incentives in a food safety inspection program. Preventive Medicine, 32(3): 239-244.
Ghazavi, N., Rahimi, E., Esfandiari, Z. and Shakerian, A. (2018). Enterotoxigenicity, distribution of enterotoxigenic genes and antibiotic resistance pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from traditional sweet. Tropical Biomedicine, 35(4): 880-892.
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Iran Ministry of Health. (2000b). Inspection Checklist for restaurants, traditional restaurants and catering. Code of form with number 101.920318. [In Persian]
Janjani, H., Mehralian, M., Shamsizadeh, Z., Sangsefidi, Z.S. and Khashij, M. (2018). Knowledge and practice of people in Kermanshah regarding food hygiene and safety. Journal of School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, 16(1): 99-113. [In Persian]
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Kunadu, A.P.H., Ofosu, D.B., Aboagye, E. and Tano-Debrah, K. (2016). Food safety knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices of food handlers in institutional foodservice in Accra, Ghana. Food Control, 69: 324-330.
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Luu, P.H., Davies, B. and Dunne, M.P. (2017). The association between factors which affect the food safety practices of seafood distributors within the southern domestic distribution chains in Vietnam. Food Control, 73: 332-340.
Mariano Zanina L., Thimoteo Diogo D.C., Rossoc V.V.D, Caprilesd V.D., and Stedefeldte E. (2017). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers in food safety: an integrative review. Food Research International. 100: 53-62.
Martins, R.B., Hogg, T. and Otero, J.G. (2012). Food handlers’ knowledge on food hygiene: The case of a catering company in Portugal. Food Control, 23(1): 184-190.
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Nee, S.O. and Sani, N.A. (2011). Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among food handlers at residential colleges and canteen regarding food safety. Sains Malaysiana, 40(4): 403-410.
Osaili, T.M., Jamous, D.O.A., Obeidat, B.A., Bawadi, H.A., Tayyem, R.F. and Subih, H.S. (2013). Food safety knowledge among food workers in restaurants in Jordan. Food Control, 31(1): 145-150.
Rabori, M.M., Avazpour, M., Eskandarinasab, M. and Khalooei, A. (2020). Food safety knowledge, attitude, and practice among restaurant food handlers in Kerman, Iran. Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques, 8(1): 535-539.
Razeghi, F., Jahed Khaniki, G., Nedjat, S., Haghi, E. and Yunesian, M. (2018). Knowledge, attitude, and practice among food handlers of semi-industrial catering: a cross sectional study at one of the governmental organization in Tehran. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 16(2): 249-256.
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