Experimental Study of Development Food Safety Booklet using Local Language

Abstract

To prevent food poisoning in Indonesia, it is necessary to have health promotion efforts in the field of food safety using appropriate media. Therefore, this study aims to develop food safety information media, namely local language booklets. For this reason, this study examines the validity and feasibility of local language food safety booklet. The research was conducted in Gorontalo Province from August to October 2022. The development of booklet is done by validating and trial. Validation was carried out using the DELPHI technique with experts in a qualitative descriptive research type. After that, a trial of the booklet was carried out with 20 Village Food Safety Cadres by distributing trial questionnaires and short interviews. Data analysis in this study used content analysis techniques. The results of the validity and feasibility of the local language food safety booklet show that the booklet is very feasible to use. Furthermore, it is hoped that further research can examine the effectiveness of using booklets to convey food safety messages to the wider community.