KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF FOOD HYGIENE AMONG FOOD VENDORS

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF FOOD HYGIENE AMONG FOOD VENDORS

ABSTRACT

Food is anything which when taken into the body serves to nourish or build up the body tissues or to supply body health (Nurses Dictionary 2010). Man is made up of what he eats. The constituents of food which are proteins carbohydrates, fats vitamins, minerals, water nourishes the body and makes man healthy and good looking. These constitutions or nutrients have 3 three major functions to perform in the body.

·        Carbohydrates, fats and oils supply energy for activity and warmth

·        Protein provides for growth and repair of worn out      body tissue.

·        Vitamins and minerals help to regulate many complex processes in the body.

Food being an organic substance grows bacteria very easily and so contamination is very easy (Ebede, 2008). Food hygiene is the conditions and measures necessary to ensure the safety of food from production to consumption. Food can become contaminated at any point during slaughtering or harvesting, processing, storage, distribution, transportation and preparation. (World Health Organization W.H.O 2014.).

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF FOOD HYGIENE AMONG FOOD VENDORS