International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 70-76 Assessing the Hygienic Practices and Handling of Fresh Vegetables by Vendors In Tano North Municipal Barikisu Mohammed, Kate Bigson, Akua Serwah Abstract: Handling of vegetables by vendors has increasingly raised public concerns due to potential public health risk. One of the main sources of vegetable contamination is market related handling practices among vegetables vendors. In addressing this problem, hygienic practices and handling of fresh vegetables by vendors was assessed. The objective of this study was to examine the hygienic practices and handling of fresh vegetables. Descriptive research designs were used in the study. A semi structured questionnaire was used in the study to collect data from the respondents. Purposive and convenience sampling were used to select 100 fresh vegetable vendors at Tano North Municipal. The study revealed the vegetable vendors age, gender, level of education, food hygiene knowledge and means of storage of unsold vegetables. Respondents were highly knowledgeable in changing water for washing vegetables twice a day (1.68) but not knowledgeable in disposing of damaged vegetables (3.37). Respondents were less knowledgeable in the effect of using contaminated water for washing vegetables (2.46) but not knowledgeable in exposing vegetables to sunlight (3.25). With respect to respondents hygienic practices and handling of fresh vegetables by vendors, respondents were highly knowledgeable (1.95) but less knowledgeable in the means of storing fresh vegetables (2.06). Also, respondents were less knowledgeable in food hygiene knowledge. However, in service training and education of food hygiene should be introduced in order to enhance and improve respondents' food hygiene knowledge; and that there should be a provision of good storage facility at various markets to enhance proper storage of fresh vegetables.