Food hygiene and handling practices of street food vendors in Villupuram
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: The health risks posed by street food very often outweighs the benefits. Since community-based study on hygiene practices of the street food vendors were very few, this study was conducted. Objectives: 1. To examine the hygienic practices of the street food vendors 2. To examine their environmental and personal hygiene. Materials and Method: This study included all the street food vendors vending within radius of 2 km around Urban Health center which came to 211. Results: About 64% of them had no license and 81.9% were vending in poor environmental conditions. Majority had good hygiene practices and it was higher among fixed vendors (p<0.05) and among those having license (p<0.001). Personal hygiene was poor among almost all (90.9%). Conclusions: The vending environment and personal hygiene of most of the vendors was poor yet they had good food handling practices. Having license and fixed type of vending was associated with good food handling practices.
Author: Divya Rajaseharan
Language: English
Topic: Food Safety and Hygiene
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3191998381