期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：17
页码：238-266
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i17/5228
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Schools, more than any other premises that serve food, have recorded the highest cases of food poisoning in Malaysia. This is alarming since school students are being exposed to risk of foodborne illnesses. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards food safety and among food handlers from seven boarding schools in the Northern Region of Malaysia. Food safety and hygiene KAP surveys were administered (n=134) prior to observation of on-site practices. The current study shows that the food handlers have excellent knowledge, positive attitude and good self-reported practices regarding food safety and hygiene. The results also show significant differences between genders in their personal hygiene, cross-contamination knowledge and food safety attitudes. There were also marked differences between trained and untrained food handlers in terms of personal hygiene, temperature control, cross-contamination knowledge and self-reported food safety practices. Findings from this study present an insight into food safety and hygiene KAP among food handlers towards the implementation of the pre-requisite program and HACCP principles in schools’ foodservice operations.
