Food safety practices and quality control in departmental stores in Awka Urban

Abstract

The study examined food safety practice and quality control of departmental stores in Awka urban. The population of the study comprised one hundred and fifty (150) workers in the departmental stores (farmer’s market unit) in Awka urban. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analysed using percentage and mean. The major findings show that the workers are aware of food safety practices that should be observed in a departmental store (farmers market) as the preserve their perishable foods in cold rooms, chillers and refrigerators. They wash their hands after touching foods and using the toilets. They observed some personal hygiene like the using of apron, hair cover or caps and hand gloves. Their major challenge is the issues of poor power supply and water.