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• Title: Food Safety and Hyienic Practices of Street Food Vendors in Owerri, Nigeria (Report)
• Author : Studies in Sociology of Science
• Release Date : January 01, 2010
• Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 196 KB

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INTRODUCTION Street foods are ready-to-eat foods and beverages prepared and/or sold by vendors, especially on streets and other public places (Muleta and Ashenafi 2001). There is a noticeable increase of food vendors in Owerri, capital city of Imo State in Nigeria as a result of dwindling economy and unemployment. Also there have been rapidly growing and changing food demands by the urban dwellers needing cheaper food in the face of a harsh economy. Types of vending sites encompass stalls, a variety of push-carts, roadside stands, and hawkers depending upon the ingenuity of the individual, resources available, type of food sold and the availability of other facilities (FAO (1990). In spite of numerous advantages offered by street foods, there are also several health hazards associated with this sector of the economy. Multiple lines of evidence reveal that foods exposed for sale on the roadsides may become contaminated either by spoilage or pathogenic micro-organisms (Bryan et al 1992; Ashenafi, 1995; WHO, 1984). Evidently, street vended foods have shown epidemiological links with illness (El-Sherbeeny et al 1985; Saddik et al, 1985; Abdussan and Kafertein 1993). FAO (1997) further stipulates that street foods raise concern with respect to their potential for serious food poisoning outbreaks. The rise of street food vending has created health problems like improper and unhygienic handling of food. According to studies done in Africa on street foods, their tremendous unlimited and unregulated growth has placed a severe strain on city resources, such as water, sewage systems and interference with the city plans through congestion and littering adversely affecting daily life (Canet and N'diaye, 1996; Caulliac and Gerbouin-Renolle, (1996). The present study was carried out to determine the food safety and hygienic practices of vendors of street foods in Owerri, Nigeria. This paper sought to address various aspects of hygienic practices like preparation skills, place of preparation of food, environment and location of street food vendors, handling and storage of food; personal hygiene and storage of leftovers.

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