Nghiên cứu thực trạng vệ sinh môi trường, điều kiện an toàn thực phẩm, đánh giá một số bệnh truyền nhiễm đường tiêu hóa tại một số chợ đô thị tỉnh Phú Thọ

Through a descriptive cross-sectional study combined with analyse of some environmental hygiene factors (water, latrine, garbage) and knowledge, practice in food safety of 464 food holders at 10 urban markets in Phu Tho province in 2014, the results were: The current status of some environmental hygiene factors in food trading at urban markets in Phu Tho province did not fully meet the requirements of the Food Safety Law: did not ensure enough clean water, hygienic latrines and garbage collection; did not meet the requirements on the distance between food premises and polluted areas/roads, contaminated latrines. The percentage of food traders at urban markets having precise knowledge on food safety is low (44.5 percent), having good practices on ensuring environmental hygiene conditions is low (21.5-33 percent) and having good practices on ensuring food safety conditions is low (17.1-24.7 percent).