tional level of high school diploma (13 years). Most respondents
(80.3%) had attended at least one training course on food hygiene
and foodborne diseases prevention.
Only the answers where agreement within respondents was
95% or lower were reported and further analyzed.
3.1. Knowledge
The most significant responses for this area are described in Table
2. The majority (75.7%) of the respondents agreed that preparing
food in advance may contribute to risk of food poisoning, and
almost all (91.6%) proved be aware of the risks related to reheating
dishes prior to consumption. Although 80.3% of respondents believed
that wearing gloves, while handling food, reduce risk of
foodborne disease to consumers, 71.7% of them showed awareness
of protective effects of this procedure for the food workers and
22.7% denied these effects. Furthermore, 18.9% of the interviewed
subjects did not correctly answer or did not answer at all to the
question about the correct working temperature of a refrigerator.
Moreover, 82% and 24.2% of the respondents, respectively, did
not correctly identified the proper storage temperature of hot
and cold ready to eat foods. Questions about food items associated
to the transmission of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, salmonellosis, cholera,
botulism and gastroenteritis were most frequently answered
by checking an incorrect option or unanswered (Table 2).
3.2. Attitudes
The most significant responses for this area are illustrated in Table
3. The majority (83.9%) of the respondents stated that they intended
to separate cooked from raw foods, but 16.1% denied the
need of adopting this key measure to prevent cross-contamination
or unanswered. Only a low proportion of respondents (15.1%) was
unaware that defrosted food should not be refrozen. More than
90% of the respondents agreed that use of protective clothing and
gloves, knowledge and monitoring of refrigerator and freezer temperatures
and proper storage of foodstuffs play an important role
in preventing food spoilage and health hazards to consumers.
The statement that personnel with abrasions or cuts on fingers or
hands should not handle unwrapped food was approved by
91.3% of the respondents.
3.3. Practices
Responses for this section are displayed in Table 4. An unexpected,
but percentually limited, mixed set of responses was evident
when considering the practice of washing hands before and
after handling unwrapped foods. Up to 83.8% of respondents for
raw foods and 80.9% for cooked foods stated that they always
washed their hands before or after touching food. Only a little
number of respondents stated that they washed hands occasionally
only, while touching unwrapped foods. The majority (65.9%)
tional level of high school diploma (13 years). Most respondents
(80.3%) had attended at least one training course on food hygiene
and foodborne diseases prevention.
Only the answers where agreement within respondents was
95% or lower were reported and further analyzed.
3.1. Knowledge
The most significant responses for this area are described in Table
2. The majority (75.7%) of the respondents agreed that preparing
food in advance may contribute to risk of food poisoning, and
almost all (91.6%) proved be aware of the risks related to reheating
dishes prior to consumption. Although 80.3% of respondents believed
that wearing gloves, while handling food, reduce risk of
foodborne disease to consumers, 71.7% of them showed awareness
of protective effects of this procedure for the food workers and
22.7% denied these effects. Furthermore, 18.9% of the interviewed
subjects did not correctly answer or did not answer at all to the
question about the correct working temperature of a refrigerator.
Moreover, 82% and 24.2% of the respondents, respectively, did
not correctly identified the proper storage temperature of hot
and cold ready to eat foods. Questions about food items associated
to the transmission of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, salmonellosis, cholera,
botulism and gastroenteritis were most frequently answered
by checking an incorrect option or unanswered (Table 2).
3.2. Attitudes
The most significant responses for this area are illustrated in Table
3. The majority (83.9%) of the respondents stated that they intended
to separate cooked from raw foods, but 16.1% denied the
need of adopting this key measure to prevent cross-contamination
or unanswered. Only a low proportion of respondents (15.1%) was
unaware that defrosted food should not be refrozen. More than
90% of the respondents agreed that use of protective clothing and
gloves, knowledge and monitoring of refrigerator and freezer temperatures
and proper storage of foodstuffs play an important role
in preventing food spoilage and health hazards to consumers.
The statement that personnel with abrasions or cuts on fingers or
hands should not handle unwrapped food was approved by
91.3% of the respondents.
3.3. Practices
Responses for this section are displayed in Table 4. An unexpected,
but percentually limited, mixed set of responses was evident
when considering the practice of washing hands before and
after handling unwrapped foods. Up to 83.8% of respondents for
raw foods and 80.9% for cooked foods stated that they always
washed their hands before or after touching food. Only a little
number of respondents stated that they washed hands occasionally
only, while touching unwrapped foods. The majority (65.9%)
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