Evaluating knowledge attitudes and hygiene practices of food safety among culinary art and hospitality management students.

ABSTRACT: Contamination during food preparation is one of the causes of foodborne illness; food handlers who are carriers of pathogens may have contributed to the development of this illness. This research aimed to analyze food safety knowledge and practices among hospitality students at a college in Amman, Jordan. A total of 209 students who plan to pursue careers as chefs or managers in the food and beverage industry participated in the study. Data were collected via a questionnaire adopted from previous studies.' Overall, the findings indicated that students had a high level of knowledge, a positive attitude toward food safety, and high levels of personal hygiene practice. Notably, 94.7% of the students exhibited a high level of attention to personal hygiene, and 96.6% were aware that hand or fin

SUBMITTER: Al Zoubi MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521497 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature