The mean scores for hygiene practices ranged between 3.24 to 5.73 in which indicate that good
hygiene have been practiced in the institutions. The means score is statistical inference which is used to
estimate the actual proportion or drawing conclusions about a total population (Levine, Stephan,
Krehbiel, & Berenson, 2008). Meanwhile standard deviations ranged between 0.87 and 2.15, which
indicate mean values are highly dispersed among food handlers. All in all, the mean score results
demonstrate that hygiene practices are in line with the requirements of the Food Act 1983 and Food
Hygiene Regulations 2009. Food handlers in the government institutions comply with the hygiene
criteria needed for food premise and food handlers. The findings corroborate those of other studies in
catering establishments, such as the study by Rodriguez et al. (2011), where the mean scores obtained for
food handlers’ practices was acceptable.