Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Slaughterhouses Workers in Khartoum State- Sudan

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of workers in twoabattoirs in the state of Khartoum in the period from October to November (2017), with regard to food safety.Sixty workers were selected randomly in twoslaughterhouses with 30 workers of each,and interviewed using face-to –face questionnaire to collect information.Results showed that the respondents had acceptable level of knowledge, excellent attitudes and poor practices toward food hygiene measure. Seventy percent from the workershad acceptable level of knowledge, while 30% do not know about foodsafety.Most of the respondents 95% were agreed with principles of food safety ,while ,a few(1.7%)were disagreed .But 60% of them had poor practices , whereas , only 31.7% of workers were practiced the food safety and hygiene measures . Inconclusion, the workers need moreeducation and training about food safety and food-borne diseases .Also good slaughterhouse facilities must be used to raise the level of hygiene.