In Malaysia, the Food Quality Control
Division (FQCD) of the Ministry of Health
(MOH) runs the food control program. The
training of food handlers started in 1996; 90,170
food handlers were trained from 1996 to 1998
(FQCD, 2000). The training program is being
conducted by private training institutions accredited
by the FQCD. With training, it was
expected that the food handlers would adopt
good hygienic practices that would lead to the
reduction of food-borne diseases. In Kelantan,
the total number of food handlers was 29,124
of which 1,317 (4.5%) were trained in 2000
(FQCD, 2000).