Practices Food Safety amongst Mobile Food Handlers in Shah Alam, Selangor

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Faridah Hanim Ismail
Chemah Tamby Chik
Rosmaliza Muhammad
Norhayati Mat Yusoff

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This study seeks to examine the awareness of food handler personal hygiene on food hygiene practices. Using quantitative approach, self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 400 mobile handlers in Shah Alam Selangor,Malaysia and only 320 questionnaires were collated. Although food handlers may be aware of the need for personal hygiene, they do not understand critical aspects of personal hygiene such cleaning work surface and control food temperature value while cooking. In order to prevent food borne illnesses, mobile food owners need to access and improve operator's knowledge, personal hygiene and the hygiene practices on food safety to consumer.

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Ismail, F.H., Tamby Chik, C., Muhammad, R. and Mat Yusoff, N. 2016. Practices Food Safety amongst Mobile Food Handlers in Shah Alam, Selangor. Asian Journal of Quality of Life. 1, 4 (Nov. 2016), 31–40. DOI:https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v1i4.15.

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