Abstract:
The study was conducted within the Kassena-Nankana East Municipality. It assessed the
sanitation and hygiene practices among bakers and bread sellers. The design for the study
was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. Twenty (20) bakers and one hundred (100) bread
sellers were sampled for the study via the simple random and convenient sampling
techniques. Data was gathered using questionnaire (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.76) and semistructured
observation guide. The data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social
Scientist (SPSS) version 21. The results were presented in tables and figures or charts as
frequency counts and percentages. The study revealed that most of the respondents had poor
and/or inadequate knowledge of food hygiene and sanitation. The bakers and bread sellers
had no or insufficient knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP); the
regulations governing food vending in Ghana; food safety standards in Ghana; and Food and
Drugs Act 1992 (PNDCL) 305B. More than 90% of the bakers and bread sellers were
relatively clean with regard to food hygiene and sanitation practices. They had a quite clean
personal appearance; clean and hygienic work materials, ingredients, tools, facilities and
general work surroundings. It was recommended, among others, that the Kasena-Nankana
Municipality Environmental Health Department should intensify health education regarding
food hygiene and sanitation to both food handlers and consumers. They should in
collaboration with the health directorate conduct periodic inspection of bakeries and sales
points of bread, medical examination or screening for bakers and bread sellers along with
necessary treatment such as de-worming, typhoid and hepatitis ‘B ’screening, and
vaccination.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
EDUCATION, FACULTY OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, submitted to the
School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of Master of Technology (Catering and
Hospitality) degree