Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Brazilian Food Truck Food Handlers.
This study aimed to (i) compare the food safety knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices (KAP) and observed food safety practices of food truck (FT) food handlers, (ii) evaluate the microbiological quality of food and water samples collected from these vehicles, and (iii) establish a score classification for the KAP instrument according to the food contamination probability assessment. This study was conducted in three stages with 40 food truck food handlers conveniently sampled in the Federal District, Brazil, through structured interviews, application of an observational checklist for the assessment of handlers' practices and the collection of food and water samples for determination of microbiological quality. FTs that are likely to exhibit food contamination and are at a high risk of foodborne diseases if at least one of the following situations occur: (1) if a food handler scores ≤6 in the knowledge section; (2) if a food handler scores ≤5 in the attitudes section; or (3) if a food handler scores ≤6 in the self-reported practices section. On the other hand, FTs in which handlers score higher than the cutoff points in all the sections are unlikely to exhibit food contamination and are at a low risk of foodborne diseases. The findings of this study are the first step to understand food handlers' point of view and the initial diagnosis to guide educational strategies in the FT sector.
['Isoni Auad|Lígia|L|', 'Cortez Ginani|Verônica|V|', 'Stedefeldt|Elke|E|', 'Yoshio Nakano|Eduardo|E|0000-0002-9071-8512', 'Costa Santos Nunes|Aline|A|', 'Puppin Zandonadi|Renata|R|0000-0003-0370-3089']
D001938:Brazil D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005506:Food Contamination D005511:Food Handling D005516:Food Microbiology D059022:Food Safety D005522:Food Services D005517:Foodborne Diseases D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice D006801:Humans D018986:Motor Vehicles D012307:Risk Factors D014871:Water Microbiology
food safety food truck food handlers KAP microbiological assessment