Abstract:
School canteen plays an important role and has gained an increasing responsibility concerning the food
and nutrient intakes of children and young people. Because of that, it is important and closely linked to
have clean and better school canteen for their comfort, get a safe food and increase healthy people
towards a better quality of life. Therefore, effective management of school canteens and human health
with the enforcement, adoption legislation, non legislation as well as guidelines then ensure a perfect
human health to address the problem of food safety in school canteens and cause food poisoning. For
the realization of effective and efficient management, the Ministry of Education has taken the initiative to
publish the Healthy School Canteen’s Management Handbook as guidance and reference to all schools
in Malaysia. Daily Self-Check Report on School Canteen is one of school canteen management
requirements under the responsibility of the school canteen committee comprising school principals and
school canteen teachers. This Self-check report is one of the important strategies to ensure a
cleanliness school canteen for a better quality of food.
