Consumer meat-handling practices and food safety knowledge in khartoum city-sudan

The interview of fifty meat-handling consumers was conducted in Khartoum city, capital of Sudan. Those respondents included meat in their diet, primary shopper and food handler in their home. Many of individuals failed to store meat at the correct temperature (20.0 %) or did not correctly defrost me...

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Published inAssiut veterinary medical journal Vol. 55; no. 122; pp. 77 - 90
Main Authors Sulayman, Siham Ilyas, Abd Allah, M. A., Alian, Y. Y. H. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Assiut, Egypt Assiut University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2009
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Consumer behavior
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Summary:The interview of fifty meat-handling consumers was conducted in Khartoum city, capital of Sudan. Those respondents included meat in their diet, primary shopper and food handler in their home. Many of individuals failed to store meat at the correct temperature (20.0 %) or did not correctly defrost meat (76.0 %). Meat handling practices varied according to the level of education of the respondent (36.0 %), and gaps in food safety knowledge were noted. There was a significant relationship between meat storage malpractice and the consumer's level of education (P 0.05).
ISSN:1012-5973
2314-5226