The personal and general hygiene practices of food handlers in the delicatessen sections of retail outlets in South Africa

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Van Tonder, Izanne ^b   Lues, Jan F R ^b   Theron, Maria M ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYGIENE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 36249015841     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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