This study aims to empirically examine the migrant food handlers’ perceived knowledge,
skills, and attitudes and their impact on food quality and safety in the context of
Malaysia’s foodservice industry. Using the data gathered from 198 supervisors and
managers from food premises in Malaysia and analysis using SPSS (version 20) and
SmartPLS 3.0 software, this research found that migrant food handlers have moderate
perceived knowledge, skills and attitudes in food handling practices impact the food
quality and safety. Specifically, this study confirmed that knowledge and attitudes
positively and significantly affect food quality and food safety. However, insignificant
results were found between skills and food safety, even though it showed a substantial
impact on food quality. The findings are original and unique. It is one of the first studies to investigate the knowledge, skills, and attitude of migrant food handlers their effect on food quality and food safety, especially in Malaysia. Besides, this study extends the established theories from the literature on knowledge, skills and attitudes analysing in the foodservice sector. Therefore, this research finding is valuable for food services practitioners to focus on enhancing food quality and safety through the migrant workforce.