Food safety and hygiene practices in Gauteng schools

Abstract: Introduction: The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) goals are to supply nutritious supplementary meals to schoolchildren in order to ameliorate the education outcome by elevating learning ability, school attendance, and punctuality. Food handlers have a responsibility to practice food safety and hygiene during food preparation and serving. However, in South Africa there are an increasing number of food poisoning reports, especially in schools under the NSNP, which has resulted in calls for better food safety and hygiene practices. Aim: The overall aim of this study was to explore the knowledge levels, and food safety and hygiene practices of NSNP food handlers in the Gauteng Province of South Africa...M.Com. (Tourism and Hospitality Management