Street Food Hygiene

In a study by Vollard A.M., Ali S., van Asten H.A., Ismid I.S., Widjaja S., Visser L.G., Surjadi C.h., and van Dissel J.T. on “Risk Factors for Transmission of Food-borne Illness in Restaurants and Street vendors in Jakarta, Indonesia”, the risk factors of contracting food borne diseases were affected by poor hand washing hygiene of the food handlers (street vendors), further relating to the fact that the food handlers may come in direct contact with the food by using their bare hands when handling the food, and also their low educational level which hinders them from the basic knowledge of proper personal hygiene which led to faecal contamination of drinking water, dish water and ice cube.

A study by M.P. Azanza, C. Gatchalian, and M. Ortega,

Personal Hygiene is defined as the ability of an individual to practice one’s own cleanliness, as in cleaning hands and using proper techniques in handling, cooking, and serving foods. Environmental Sanitation involves the cleanliness in the kitchen with regards to the proper waste disposal, cleaning of utensils, and of course the work area. (The Hidden Danger in Eating Street foods,)

Attitude of Street Food Vendors on Food Safety

In a study by Comfort O. Chukuezi on “Food Safety and Hygiene Practices of Street Food Vendors in Owerri Nigeria”, it is stated that some of the vendors were preparing food in unhygienic conditions. These conditions were not in line with the proper food safety regulations, wherein they did not use proper preparatory measures like using of hair covers and aprons, which may lead to increased risk of exposure to harmful microorganisms. Some vendors would use their bare hands in serving food as well as in receiving the money from the customers, others are wearing jewelries during the preparation of orders, some would even blow the polythene bags used in serving the food which may contribute to the increase risk of to the