Intention on food safety among food handlers at the beach culinary tourism area

Food safety remains a public health issue in developing countries. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was applied to predict food handlers' intentions perform safe food-handling practices processing. This quantitative research with observational analytic methods, using cross sectional approach. sample consisted 80 handlers locally-run seafood stalls along the coast Bantul Regency, Special Region Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data analysis employed Chi-square test. results showed very strong relationship between attitudes, subjective norms, and self-efficacy handler's intention hygienic safety. study suggested that must have practicing processing protect consumers from potential foodborne diseases.