Publications by authors named "Lasantha Krishan Hirimuthugoda"
Introduction: Safe and nutritious food is the key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food creates a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants, young children, the elderly, and the sick.
Methods: The study consisted of two phases, a descriptive cross-sectional study, and an intervention study.
Objectives: Improper food handling contributes to many foodborne diseases and food outbreaks globally leading to witnessed morbidities and mortalities. The study aims to develop an educational package and participatory consumer groups to improve food handling practices among food handlers and in food establishments in the Regional Director of Health Services area, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
Methods: The study developed an educational package and participatory consumer groups to improve the food handling practices among food handlers and in food establishments.
Objectives: Neither the current assessment tool of Sri Lanka for food establishments is based on prevailing Food Regulations 2011 nor did its focus cover serious adaptions for precautions upon prevention of the diseases. The study aims to develop a food handling practices assessment tool based on the Sri Lanka Food Regulations 2011 and to assess food handling practices using a developed tool in the Regional Director of Health Services area, Kalutara.
Methods: The study consisted of developing food establishments' assessment tool (FEAT) in accordance with Food (Hygiene-1742/26) Regulations of Sri Lanka 2011 and assessing the food establishments using the developed tool in the Regional Director of Health Services area, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.