Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Among food handlers at residential colleges and canteen regarding food safety

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-410

  Nee, Slow Oi ^a   Sani, Norrakiah Abdullah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Food handlers; Food safety; Knowledge; Practices

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; HYGIENE; KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 79955612090     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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