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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Risk Assessment of Food Handling at<br />

Home Café in Perhentian Island.<br />

Nurin Dayana Binti Norazhar<br />

Supervisor: Dr Wan Hafiz Bin Wan Zainal Shukri<br />

Co Supervisor: Dr Tuan Zainazor Bin Tuan Chilek<br />

Bachelor of Food Science (Food Service and Nutrition)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

The trend of food hunting highly influencing by social media among the food lovers and<br />

tourist. Recently, home café becomes a signature of certain places especially at East<br />

Coast of Malaysia. However, most of the owner of the home café comes from different<br />

background. Therefore, the aim of this study are to assess the knowledge, attitude and<br />

practices of food handlers in Perhentian Island. The data will be collected using an<br />

interview based on qualitative interview guideline. Microbiological load on utensils will be<br />

determined using swab analysis. Plating technique using Plate count Agar (PCA), Baird<br />

Parker Agar (BPA) and Most Probable Number (MPN) will be used to determine the<br />

present of total bacteria count, Staphylococcus aureus and Coliform/Escherichia coli<br />

respectively. Food handlers in home-café may show significantly low level of food hygiene<br />

knowledge, attitude and practice that may lead to foodborne illness.<br />

1202 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY

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