Table 8.

Report on food handling practices.

Region	Study Type	Issues	References
South Africa (Hospital)	Interview using questionnaire	29% of all food handlers never had a food safety training course. More than 60% of the hospital staff had either good or satisfactory Food Safety Knowledge (FSK) but these did not contribute to better Food Safety Outcomes.	[99]
South Africa (Hospices)	Semi-structured questionnaire	68% had not taken basic food safety training. There was no knowledge of appropriate temperatures for refrigeration and hot RTE foods.	[100]
Ireland (Public)	Survey	Knowledge of food handling was below 10.8% and food poisoning below 20.1%—both were critically low.	[101]
Ethiopia	Survey	Unsatisfactory meet handling practice especially after smoking, sneezing, and coughing.	[102]
Norway, Denmark, Germany, Spain and the UK	Microbiological testing and Hygiene Performance Rating audits	Hygiene is a major issue in Slaughter Operational issues	[103]
Pakistan	Cross-tabulations, chi-square, and correlation tests.	Unhygienic vending practices for ready-to-eat foods	[104]
Global	Analysis of 81 full-text articles	Internalisation of food products across several countries increases risks for poor handling and food safety	[105]