Evaluation Food Safety Knowledge and Personal Hygiene Practices Amongst Plant and Fish Market in Kartoum State_Sudan

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the personal hygiene measures. was carried out in Khartoum state, covered fish processing area & market include ALmorada market, ALmarkazy market, Jubal Awlleya dam processing area & market. Checklists were used to see if the better practices described in the HACCAP personal hygiene are being used in a particular, represented in fishermen and clean workers number of individual( N =100). The results showed that the respondents if had basic knowledge of personal hygiene practices, mainly on health state if the employees had a full medical certificate, were 62.0%. If workers wear suitable and clean working clothes, were 2.0 %.The responders were washed and disinfect their hands each time before resuming work, were 7.0 %.If the wounds covering with water-proof bandages were 3.0 %. If the staff respect the instruction of not smoking spitting eating and dirking in the working and storage premises were 4.0%. If there are suffered from diarrhea and/or vomiting was 54.0%. If they suffer from: i) recurring skin or ear trouble? ii) A recurring bowel disorder? iii) Discharge from eye, ear or gums/mouth? Were 34.0%. If the staff aware of fish handling hazard were 25.0%. Its bad indicator for his knowledge of food safety includes handling fish and personal hygiene.The study showed that the food handlers have basic knowledge one good personal hygiene practices. However, some discrepancies were revealed in the proper hand washing procedure. And recommended good hand washing procedure to be reiterated among the food handlers. There is also an immediate need for continuous training among food handlers regarding good personal hygiene practices to reach a high-quality product from the fisherman through the factory to the sale.