Uniquely, adolescent and young adult girls agreed that
restaurant hygiene and safety comprised the main issue of
concern regarding fast food meals. In Saudi Arabia, there
has been a steady increase in food-poisoning accidents
associated with fast food restaurants, especially in the
warmer climate during the summer months. Meat and
chicken were reported as the main items to cause these
accidents (38, 39). Several studies reported that food
handlers in restaurants often had a lack of knowledge
and no training regarding food hygiene and safety
(40, 41). That suggests a need for education training
courses targeting food handlers to increase their awareness
regarding safe food-handling practices