Assessment Of Food Safety In The Bread Supply Chain In Ekiti State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Bread is an important staple food that does not require further processing before consumption. Despite the awareness created and efforts of government to ensure that quality bread are available for consumption of all, there are several routes through which bread is being contaminated. Problems such as accelerating bread production, unsafe packaging and unhygienic handIing of finished bread is emphasis in the study so therefore, assessments of sanitation and hygiene practices among bakers and bread sellers is surveyed. The design for the study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. …