Research Article
Knowledge of Safe Food Temperature among Restaurant Supervisors in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Correct responses of restaurant supervisors regarding food temperature control knowledge.
| | Knowledge questions | Number (n = 97) | Percentage |
| | Safe temperature for cold food (good) | 91 | 93.8 | | Safe temperature for hot food (poor) | 14 | 14.4 | | Range of temperature in which bacteria grow rapidly in food (poor) | 15 | 15.5 | | Safe internal temperature to cook meat (fair) | 67 | 69.1 | | Safe temperature for storing food in the refrigerator (good) | 77 | 79.4 | | Safe temperature for storing food in the freezer (good) | 81 | 83.5 | | Best method to check the safe cooking temperature (fair) | 62 | 63.9 | | Time for which cooked food can be kept safely at room temperature before refrigeration (poor) | 45 | 46.4 | | Overall knowledge level | | | | Poor (<50%) | 18 | 18.6 | | Fair (50%–75%) | 71 | 73.2 | | Good (>75%) | 8 | 8.2 |
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