African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

Hygiene practices and food contamination in managed food service facilities in Uganda

Sylvia Angubua BALUKA1, RoseAnn MILLER2 and John Baligwamunsi KANEENE2*
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. 2Center for Comparative Epidemiology, Michigan State University, USA.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 25 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 22 December 2014
  •  Published: 30 January 2015

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