Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness

A guarantee for clean and safe food could be achieved when the standards of food hygiene at each preparation process and cooking practices are monitored and measured accordingly. This research examines the effectiveness of a self-regulatory practice in non-commercial residential establishments. T...

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Main Authors:	Saad, Mazni, Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman, Osman, Noor Suzana, Abdullah, Norhidayah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia. 2019
Subjects:	QR Microbiology
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spelling	iium-715272019-07-12T03:30:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71527/ Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness Saad, Mazni Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman Osman, Noor Suzana Abdullah, Norhidayah QR Microbiology A guarantee for clean and safe food could be achieved when the standards of food hygiene at each preparation process and cooking practices are monitored and measured accordingly. This research examines the effectiveness of a self-regulatory practice in non-commercial residential establishments. The level of hygiene of cleaned food surface contacts was analysed through swab analysis. After a 24 hours incubation, the RIDA® count plates identified light blue colonies as total coliforms, demonstrating the existence of contamination across the majority of the selected food contact surfaces. This research, therefore, strongly encourage the application of a simple scientific tool to ensure accuracy and efficiency in the measurement of hygiene and sanitisation as it could affect the quality of life of the consumers. Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia. 2019-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71527/1/food%20contract%20surfaces%20hidden%20secrets.pdf Saad, Mazni and Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman and Osman, Noor Suzana and Abdullah, Norhidayah (2019) Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness. Asian Journal of Quality of Life (AjQoL), 4 (16 May/August). pp. 1-15. E-ISSN 2398-4279 https://ajqol.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajqol/article/view/192/267 10.21834/ajqol.v4i16.192
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spellingShingle	QR Microbiology Saad, Mazni Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman Osman, Noor Suzana Abdullah, Norhidayah Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
description	A guarantee for clean and safe food could be achieved when the standards of food hygiene at each preparation process and cooking practices are monitored and measured accordingly. This research examines the effectiveness of a self-regulatory practice in non-commercial residential establishments. The level of hygiene of cleaned food surface contacts was analysed through swab analysis. After a 24 hours incubation, the RIDA® count plates identified light blue colonies as total coliforms, demonstrating the existence of contamination across the majority of the selected food contact surfaces. This research, therefore, strongly encourage the application of a simple scientific tool to ensure accuracy and efficiency in the measurement of hygiene and sanitisation as it could affect the quality of life of the consumers.
format	Article
author	Saad, Mazni Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman Osman, Noor Suzana Abdullah, Norhidayah
author_facet	Saad, Mazni Ong, Mohd Hanafi Azman Osman, Noor Suzana Abdullah, Norhidayah
author_sort	Saad, Mazni
title	Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
title_short	Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
title_full	Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
title_fullStr	Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
title_full_unstemmed	Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
title_sort	food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness
publisher	Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER); ABRAmalaysia.
publishDate	2019
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Food contact surfaces’ hidden secrets and food handlers’ state of readiness

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