Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge, Self-Reported Practices, and Microbiological Hand Hygiene Levels of Produce Handlers in Qatar

Overview

Journal J Food Prot

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Environmental Health
Nutritional Sciences

Date 2019 Mar 26

PMID 30907666

Citations 6

Authors

Israa El-Nemr

Mohanad Mushtaha

Patrick Irungu

Hammad Asim

Patrick Tang

Mohammad Hasan

Ipek Goktepe

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Abstract

Workers' hygiene is one of the most important risk factors in transferring pathogens to foods. Produce handlers lacked basic knowledge on personal hygiene and food safety. Produce handlers' hand hygiene levels were below set standards. This study is the first of its kind in the region; thus, it helps fill an existing knowledge gap.

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