Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook (Author), William Anson de Glanville (Author), Lian Francesca Thomas (Author), Samuel Kariuki (Author), Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort (Author), Eric Maurice Fèvre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Inadequate facilities and hygiene at slaughterhouses can result in contamination of meat and occupational hazards to workers. The objectives of this study were to assess current conditions in slaughterhouses in western Kenya and the knowledge, and practices of the slaughterhouse...