Context: Safe food is a critical issue in the prevention of foodborne diseases. Food handlers play an essential role in the prevention of foodborne diseases and food poisoning at all stages of food preparation, storage, and handling.
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of hygiene guidelines on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of food handlers at University cafeterias.
Methods: A quasi-experimental design used to carry out the study. Setting: The study conducted at the Faculties Cafeteria at Benha University. A convenient sample of (60) food handlers worked at Cafeterias of Benha University. Three tools used for collecting data: A Structured interview questionnaire included two parts. First is concerned with the assessment of the food handlers' demographic characteristics. Second part is concerned to assess knowledge, and the third part included assessment of food handlers' practices of the food handlers about food hygiene. The second tool is food handlers' attitude assessment scale. The third tool is an environmental observational checklist assessed the cafeteria's environmental condition.
Results: 73.3% of the studied food handlers were male and single, 50.0% of them aged 20 -