Food Safety Knowledge and Hygienic Practices among Different Groups of Restaurants in Muscat, Oman
Autor: | Maryam Al-Ghazali, Ismail Al-Bulushi, Lyutha Al-Subhi, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Amani Al-Rawahi |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Food Science, Vol 2020 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2356-7015 2314-5765 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2020/8872981 |
Popis: | Food safety is vital to human beings as well as to the food industry. Therefore, knowledge and hygiene practice of food safety among food handlers are particularly important. Evaluation of food safety knowledge and hygienic practices among 18 restaurants in three different regions (i.e., districts) in the Governorate of Muscat was performed. In order to determine the quality level of restaurants, grouping (i.e., Region 1, Region 2, and Region 3; e.g., Group I, Group II, and Group III) was adopted from the regulations and assigned by the municipality based on the number of complaints against the restaurants. A questionnaire was designed to assess the knowledge of hygiene, food poisoning, food handling, cooking, and local regulations/rules of the food handlers in selected restaurants. The food handlers in the Region 1 restaurants showed significantly higher (p |
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