Susceptibility of Restaurant Foods Contamination in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria

E.C.W. Ogbumgbada and C.c Ibe
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E.C.W. Ogbumgbada: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
C.c Ibe: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2021, vol. 6, issue 5, 01-15

Abstract: This study aimed at assessing the susceptibility of restaurant foods to contamination in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers with a view to unraveling various food pathogens and recommending sustainable strategies to curb the menace. A random survey research design was adopted and the opinion on quality and standard of foods from 400 adult respondents were sampled. Statistical application of simple percentages proved significantly that high level of restaurant food contamination as well as poor health standard was occasioned by poor handling by the operators of restaurants. It concluded that unhygienic practices such as the use of unsafe water; unhealthy food exposure and underage service personnel predispose restaurants food to contamination. Recommendations include: restaurant operators and their employees should be made to undergo at least minimum standard training on catering and be issued with authorized license; and education and training of restaurant operators on good hygiene practices.

Date: 2021
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