Assessment of hygienic practices among pig slaughterhouses and markets in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationFreie Universität Berlinen
cg.contributor.affiliationChiang Mai Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryThailand
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TH
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.slideshare.net/ILRI/assessment-of-hygienic-practices-pig-slaughterhousesen
cg.placeBerlin, Germanyen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
dc.contributor.authorJenpanich, C.en
dc.contributor.authorUnger, Freden
dc.contributor.authorAlter, T.en
dc.contributor.authorChaisowwong, W.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-11T20:22:41Zen
dc.date.available2016-02-11T20:22:41Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/71026
dc.titleAssessment of hygienic practices among pig slaughterhouses and markets in Chiang Mai Province, Thailanden
dcterms.abstractInsufficient hygienic practices of food handlers such as poor personal hygiene associated with foodborne illness can lead to crosscontamination along food chains. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of food handlers regarding food safety and hygienic practices in addition to assess the level of microbiological hygiene indicators. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 16 slaughterhouses and 31 markets in Chiang Mai province. Overall 32 slaughterhouse workers and 51 pork sellers were assessed to determine their KAP by questionnaires including likert-scales. Microbiological hygiene indicators were determined by conventional cultural methods. KAP results indicated a high level of knowledge (80 to 100%) concerning cross contamination, personal hygiene and time-temperature control but hold medium level (50 to 75%) for foodborne illness. Eighty-five percent of food handlers knew that good personal hygiene could prevent foodborne disease. Identified gaps between attitudes and practices indicated that some hygiene measures are inappropriate in the context of their practical implementation and some of these hygiene practices are not in accordance with their socioeconomic status. There were variations of knowledge between slaughterhouse workers and sellers. Mean of aerobic bacteria count from carcass swabs at slaughterhouses and pork samples at markets were 3.09±1.34 log10 cfu/cm2 and 5.50±0.39 log10 cfu/g. respectively. The mean Enterobacteriaceae count was 0.03±1.08 log10 cfu/cm2 and 2.55±1.43 log10 cfu/g respectively. Existing hygiene recommendations should be revised and adjusted according to their practical implementation considering also socio-economics and other factors of food handlers. Our results provide basic information for educational programs in order to improve knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices and narrow down the gaps between attitudes and practices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJenpanich, C., Unger, F., Alter, T. and Chaisowwong, W. 2015. Assessment of hygienic practices among pig slaughterhouses and markets in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Presented at the 4th Food Safety and Zoonoses Symposium for Asia Pacific and 2nd Regional EcoHealth Symposium, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 3-5 August 2015. Berlin, Germany: Freie Universität Berlin.en
dcterms.issued2015-08-03en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherFreie Universität Berlinen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectswineen
dcterms.typePresentation

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