Verapol Boonreangrote. Factors affecting the consistency of standard in the restaurants following "clean food good taste" project in suphanburi province. Master's Degree(Public Health). Burapha University Library.. : Burapha University, 2550.
Factors affecting the consistency of standard in the restaurants following "clean food good taste" project in suphanburi province
Abstract:
The overall objective of the research was to study the factors affecting the consistency of practices food sanitation standard for the restaurants under the "Clean Food Good Taste" Project in Suphanburi province. Data was collected from 135 food shops which were appointed as standard restaurants based and on the Clean Food Good Taste" Project Suphanburi Province in the fiscal year of 2004. The 135 restaurant owners, 135 cooks, and 90 waiters were interviewed about general characteristics, food sanitation knowledge, food sanitation attitude and receiving food sanitation information on food sanitation, having received supervision from health workers and "Clean food good Taste" logo attitudes. Their practices following the food sanitation standard for restaurants compliance with the clean food good taste project were also observe. The food sold in the restaurants were tested for cleaning as well. The results showed that female waiter had 11.69 score of the compliance, significantly higher (p<0.5) than their male counterparts that had 10.70 score. The trained restaurant owners had significantly higher score than these who were not trained with the p level of .05. There was no significantly difference in all other variable. The regression analysis showed importance role of the restaurants owners to food clean and the practice following the standard compliance of their restaurants. Their attitudes towards keeping clean food, being granted the "Clean Food Good Taste" logo and receive food sanitation information were significantly effected to the practices following food sanitation standard for the clean food good taste restaurants. All 3 variables could predict about 90.60% of the compliance. The associations of all other factors were not significant. The suggestion of this research is that all people who contanct food should be motivated to gain food sanitation knowledge. Restaurant owners, cooks and waiters should also be motivated to have a good attitudes and practice on keeping clean food. Inform the public to make more choice on standard restaurant "Clean Food Good Taste" might be a good motive for their good practice.