African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 976

Full Length Research Paper

Food safety practices of cooked food hawkers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya

Cornellius Musembi Muendo
  • Cornellius Musembi Muendo
  • Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gideon Kikuvi
  • Gideon Kikuvi
  • Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Susan Mambo
  • Susan Mambo
  • Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 21 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 07 March 2022
  •  Published: 30 April 2022

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