Food Safety Knowledge among Food Handlers in Hospitals of Jordan

Food safety knowledge (FSK) plays an important role in guiding food handlers (FHs) practices during food operations. The aim of this research was to investigate the level of FSK among FHs in hospitals' food services in Jordan. Up to 245 food handlers work in hospitals were purposefully selected from 6 public and private hospitals. A published FSK questionnaire included 120 items in 6 subscales was used to collect data. Most of the hospitals' FHs were male (91.84, n=225), of mean age 35.89 ± 9.26 years, with average experience of 12.55 ± 8.1 years, education of less than high school, and worked in public hospitals. The overall FSK was found to be