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International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Volume  5, Issue 3, Sep-Dec 2017, Pages 61-65
 

Original Article

Hygienic Practices of Food Handlers in India

Baruah Urmimala1, Gogoi Sukanya2

1Assistant Professor 2Post Graduate Student, Department of Home Science, Lakhimpur Girls’ College, Lakhimpur, Assam 787031, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.5317.4

Abstract

The present study has been undertaken to review the “Hygienic Practices of Food Handlers in India”. Food Hygiene is concerned with the hygienic practices that prevent food poisoning. The study was conducted to know about the hygienic practices followed by food handlers in India; and secondary data was collected from different journals, books, internet, etc. Results depicted that the levels of personal hygiene of the food handlers in the eating establishments were found to be unsatisfactory. The findings highlight the importance of food hygiene education among the food handlers to incalculate the practices of good personal hygiene among the food handlers.

Keywords: Food Hygiene; Food Handler; Hygienic Practices. 


Corresponding Author : Gogoi Sukanya, Post Graduate Student, Department of Home Science, Lakhimpur Girls’ College, Lakhimpur, Assam 787031, India.