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participation 
Scientific 
information 
Management 
support 
Food safety 
communication 
and sustainability 
Cultural sensitivity & 
adaptability to workplace 
situation 

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acceptance of their collective responsibility for the safety of their customers, the common conditions they worked 
under – influenced the way food safety was learned. 
Management support is imperative in order to provide an enabling environment for the safe handling of 
food. It is necessary that when a food handler acquires new information, he/she can go back to the work place and 
find the supplies or materials needed in order to apply new knowledge.
Lastly, the government must assume an active role in regulating food service operations and ensuring 
compliance with food safety standards. In the Philippines, food safety concerns have been devolved from the 
Department of Health to the local government units (LGUs). While some of the managers/supervisors interviewed 
mentioned being visited by government inspectors, this is not done on a regular basis. If food safety regulation and 
monitoring are given priority by the government, they should merit an adequate budget and the political will to 
impose sanctions for noncompliance. Otherwise, implementation of food safety programs will not be effective.