• Dr Naresh Kumar

This survey was conducted from 18th September 2018 to 2nd October 2018 involving 25 food handlers in 25 food kiosks including the school’s mess cafeteria in private university, India. To assess the food safety few question were asked to the shop owners to find out their knowledge about the food safely and related practices. According the finding majority (84%) of the respondents had a wash basin in the kitchen or outside, the facility while the remaining (16%) don’t so they are putting the general public at a greater risk of getting infected by cross contamination. In addition, only (28%) of the respondents do have access to antibacterial hand wash or soap at their wash hand basin area compared to the (72%) without thus creating more breeding grounds for the spread of microorganisms.[1] Furthermore, (66%) believes that staff with cuts on fingers or hands should not touch unwrapped food; the other (24%) care less. In addition, majority (88%) of the respondents believed it was vital to distribute unwrapped food wearing gloves while the remaining (12%) had no reason to explain their negligence in not using gloves to distribute unwrapped foods. However, out of all respondents also said that they are not following the instruction of food safety. [2]. Although 4% of the respondents were victims of their own acts due to carelessness. [3] Due to the lack of knowledge people having more chances of food poisoning which can be prevented simply by following the food hygiene practices.

- contamination, cross infection food handlers, food poisoning.

"FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG FOOD HANDLERS AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITY KIOSKS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.124-131, November 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDR06020.pdf

"FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG FOOD HANDLERS AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITY KIOSKS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp124-131, November 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDR06020.pdf