Assessment of food sanitation and factors affecting compliance with food safety standards among food stalls: A case of Lamlukka Subdistrict, Lamlukka District, Pathum Thani Province
Keywords:
Food sanitation, Food sanitation criteria and standards, Contamination factor, Food stallAbstract
This cross-sectional research aimed to assess food sanitation based on criteria including physical, biological, and chemical factors, and to analyze the factors affecting compliance with food safety standards among food stalls. A total of 85 food stalls located in Lamlukka Subdistrict, Lamlukka District, Pathum Thani Province, were included in the sample. Data were analyzed using Fisher's exact test.
The results show that the majority of the food stalls do not comply with food safety standards across physical, biological, and chemical criteria, with 94.1% of the 80 samples failing to meet the standards. The biological and physical factors were found to be below the standard at 76.5% and 69.4%, respectively. Regarding the personal information of food handlers, only 56.5% demonstrated adequate knowledge, falling below the standard. However, the levels of attitude (78.8%) and personal practice (91.8%) were generally high and good, respectively. Correlation revealed that the personal factors of food handlers did not significantly impact compliance with food safety standards among food stalls. However, the educational level (p-value = 0.006) and experience in food sanitation training (p-value = 0.019) were associated with the knowledge of food handlers at significant level 0.05. In addition, personal practices of food handlers were correlated with attitude (p-value = 0.034) and the age of food handlers (p-value = 0.011) at a significance level of 0.05. The results of this study might be useful for monitoring the food contamination factors that affect compliance with food safety standards in the study area.
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