Food Handlers’ Attitude towards Safe Food Handling in School Canteens☆

Abstract This study measure food handlers’ attitude on food safety as well as their belief and their perceive barrier toward safe food handling. Three hundred and sixty three respondents were proportionate selected randomly from four urban areas representing four zones in Peninsular Malaysia namely Alor Setar (Kedah), Kuantan (Pahang), Shah Alam (Selangor) and Melaka by using cluster sampling. This study demonstrated that food handlers’ attitude have positive and significant relationships with safe food handling. It is essential for food handling certification program, which reveal behavioural change for a better quality training.

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