ABSTRACT UNDER ( Final Scientific Program of Public Health and Nutrition )

E.O. Boateng, Author

[footnoteRef:2] [2: E.Boateng is with KomfoAnokye Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana (phone:+1 233 32 202 2301e-mail: e.boateng8216@gmail.com). ]

The Affects of Poor Food Hygiene in Ghana and Resolutions

Abstract— Food safety and hygiene in Ghana has been looked at but not thoroughly enforced or properly documented. Food research has been highly concentrated in Accra. Most research focus has been on commercial food, street foods and microbiological safety with limited information from institutional catering or other forms of food hazards. The media currently serves as the main source for reporting of food borne diseases. Food establishments and other sources contributing to food borne diseases include restaurants, food joints, food vendors, schools and individual homes. Limited use of prerequisite measures and food safety management systems were identified as the main cause. We provide recommendations on regulating the General Hygiene Principles, implementation of HACCP, hygiene workshops and training for food handlers that commensurate with their roles.

Keywords—food safety, hygine, Ghana, analysis.

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