“…It is known that the hygienic and sanitary knowledge of food handlers is deficient, regardless of the type of establishment where they work (Ansari-Lari, Soodbakhsh, & Lakzadeh, 2010;Jevšnik, Hlebec, & Raspor, 2008;Jevšnik, Hlebec, & Raspor, 2009;Nunes et al, 2010;Omemu & Aderoju, 2008;Tokuç, Ekuklu, Berberoglu, Bilge, & Dedeler, 2009;Veiros, Proença, Santos, Kent-Smith, & Rocha, 2009;Walker, Pritchard, & Forsythe, 2003). Thus, it is essential to improve the practices involved in the preparation and handling of food in a search to reduce the occurrence of food allergies.…”