Handling Practices of Folded Vermicelli by Small-scale Processors in Tanga City, Tanzania

Table 6.

Quality controlof the end products

Variable Respondents/ categories Frequency Percent (%)

Do you meet specific requirements as per TBS? No 30 100.0
Do you have working instructions and operating procedures? No 30 100.0
Do you have pasta processing flow chart? No 30 100.0
Do you have medical examination records? Yes 7 23.3
  No 23 76.7
Do you have cleaning and disinfestation schedule records? No 30 100.0
Product safety assurance:      
Using good raw materials Yes 30 100.0
  No 0 0.0
Conduct GHP Yes 8 26.7
  No 22 73.3
Conduct GMP Yes 6 20.0
  No 24 80.0
Proper product packaging Yes 2 6.7
  No 28 93.3
Proper product storage Yes 17 56.7
  No 13 43.3

Source: (Author survey, 2023).