Profile and food safety knowledge of individuals who work in food trucks in a capital in southern Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Diz, Mariana do Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Medeiros, Caroline Opolski, Dardin, Francine Dolberth, Bertin, Renata Labronici, da Costa, Rayane Luizi, Mezzomo, Thais Regina, Stangarlin-Fiori, Lize
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/1963
• topic: food handling; street food; fast food; food safety; food hygiene.; manipulação de alimentos; comida de rua; comida rápida; segurança dos alimentos; higiene de alimentos.; manipulación de alimentos; comida callejera; Comida rápida; inocuidad de los alimentos; higiene alimentaria.

The purpose of the study was to identify the socioeconomic and professional profile of owners and food handlers of food trucks in a capital in the south of Brazil, as well as to evaluate the knowledge of these individuals regarding food safety. A total of 119 individuals in Curitiba, Brazil, participated in the study. For data collection, was elaborated a questionnaire about the socio-demographic, professional profile and food safety knowledge, which was filled by the participants during events. The majority of the individuals were owners (75.63%), of the male gender (69.75%), aged between 30 and 44 years-old (56.30%) and with complete/incomplete higher education (55.46%). The participants answered of the questions of food safety correctly (76.63%). There was a significant difference regarding food safety knowledge among the participants related to the level of education (p=0.0054), length of service in the food segment (p=0.0267), and the completion of courses related to the food area (p=0.0016). These results emphasize the need for continuous education and for the development of new strategies for food safety training, in order to improve the knowledge of street food workers.