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The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa

Authors: Murwira , AMOSU Ademola , Nemathaga L.h

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Universal Journal Of Public Health

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Abstract

Food safety is becoming a key public health
priority because a large number of people consume their
meals outside their homes. As a result, they are exposed to
food borne illnesses that originate from food stalls,
restaurants and other food outlets. Hence the study focused
on level of compliance of food handlers with national
regulations on food hygiene and safety practices. The
method used to collect data was participant observational
checklist where the researcher had to go round with the
workers during their daily chores. Simple random sampling
was used to select 122 food handlers as participants in the
study. Fast food outlets were also evaluated according to
codified regulations and sixty food premises were observed
for compliance using a checklist and compared with
standards and the requirements prescribed by in Foodstuffs,
Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act of 1972, regulation Data
analysis involved descriptive statistics (frequencies and
percentages) and analysis was made based on the standards
and the requirements prescribed by Regulation R962 of
November 2012. The findings showed that food handlers
observed personal hygiene by wearing clean uniforms,
covering their heads with hair nets, and washed their hands,
indicating that food handlers maintained accepted standards
in terms of personal hygiene regulations.
Keywords Assessment, Food Handlers, Personal
Hygiene, Fast Food Outlets

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Murwira,T. AMOSU,A. Nemathaga,L. . (2017). The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa, 5 (), 85-85.

Murwira,T. AMOSU,A. Nemathaga,L. . "The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa" 5, no (), (2017): 85-85.

Murwira,T. and AMOSU,A. and Nemathaga,L. and . (2017). The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa, 5 (), pp85-85.

MurwiraT, AMOSUA, NemathagaL, . The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa. 2017, 5 ():85-85.

Murwira,T.s , AMOSU,Ademola , and Nemathaga,L.h . "The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa", 5 . (2017) : 85-85.

M.T.s A.Ademola & N.L.h , "The Level of Compliance of Food Handlers with National Regulations on Food Hygiene and Safety Practices: A Case of Selected Fast Food Outlets in Thohoyandou, South Africa" vol.5, no., pp. 85-85, 2017.

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