Journal of Nutrition & Weight Loss

Department of Dairy and Food Science and Technology, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya

Biography

Dr. Joseph W. Matofari is a Former associate Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, Kenya. Associate Professor of Food Microbiology, specialising in Food Safety. Have vast experience in high level capacity building, research and development in Food safety and hygiene knowledge and practice along the food value chains. Also developing strategies to transform food safety system to rural food production communities and curriculum in TVETs and Universities

Publications

• Research Article   
  Compliance to Post-Harvest Handling Practices of Beef along the Beef Value Chain in Uganda
  Author(s): Juliet Kyayesimira*, Grace Kagoro Rugunda, Lejju Julius Bunny and Joseph W. Matofari
  
  Introduction: Beef handling from slaughter to butchery if not compliant with standard operating requirements may lead to contamination by spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms originating from equipment, surfaces, personnel, water and environment. This mostly depends on level of hygiene. Beef handlers have limited public health education on safe handling, poor meat handling facilities and low enforcement of hygiene rules along the value chain. Sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) in cleaning of equipment/tools and facilities for handling beef were not adhered to from slaughter houses through to butcheries. Objective: The study was conducted to assess whether the post-harvest beef handling practices and actors involved follow set standards in the beef value chain. Method: A cross sectional survey coveri.. View more»
  

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