Safety and quality evaluation of street foods sold in Zaria, Nigeria

Umoh, V. J.; Odoba, Mathias Bello

doi:10.1016/s0956-7135(98)00149-2

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“…cereus was isolated from 42 (26.3%) samples of fried fish, tuwo, soup, boiled rice and moin moin suggesting that their spores survived the cooking process [14,59]. The presence of this bacterium coupled with the storage of these foods at ambient temperatures for several hours under high temperature and high relative humidity showed that the product could be hazardous.…”

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Street Vended Food in Developing World: Hazard Analyses

Rane¹

2011

Indian J Microbiol

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Street food vending has become an important public health issue and a great concern to everybody. This is due to widespread food borne diseases, due to the mushrooming of wayside food vendors who lack an adequate understanding of the basic food safety issues. Major sources contributing to microbial contamination are the place of preparation, utensils for cooking and serving, raw materials, time and temperature abuse of cooked foods and the personal hygiene of vendors. Various studies have identified the sources of food safety issues involved in street foods to be microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Clostridium, Vibrio, Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella. Application of sound risk analysis policies is being advocated to provide a scientific base to the host of risk management option which India may need to explore to ensure public health and safety.

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“…[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. People who patronize street food, have been reported to suffer from food borne diseases like diarrhea, cholera, typhoid fever and food poisoning [15][16][17][18][19].…”

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Street Vended Food in Developing World: Hazard Analyses

Rane¹

2011

Indian J Microbiol

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“…However, even adult food vendors who work in the informal sector have been blamed of unsatisfactory hygiene practices by Mallon & Bortolozo 36 in a study of adult packmen from Paraná, and by Omemu & Aderoju 9 and Umoh & Odoba 37 in studies that assessed the hygiene practices of street food vendors in Africa.…”

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“…Other studies have found more concerning results [37][38][39] , such as vendors with inadequate hygiene habits and working in inappropriate conditions.…”

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Quail egg safety and trade on beaches of Salvador (BA): a study from a child labor perspective

2013

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the trade and microbiological quality of boiled quail eggs on the waterfront of Salvador , Bahia, Brazil, from the child labor perspective. METHODS: This cross-sectional study administered semi-structured questionnaires to 40 underage vendors and performed the microbiological assessment of 40 quail egg samples as follows: mesophilic aerobic microorganism count, coagulase-positive staphylococcus count, estimation of the most probable number of total and thermotolerant coliforms/Escherichia coli, and testing for Salmonella spp.. The results were compared with the standards provided by the Resolution RDC nº 12/2001, National Sanitary Surveillance Agency. RESULTS: The vendors were mostly female (57.5%) students (95.0%) aged 8 to 17 years. The most common reason for working was supplementation of the family income (57.5%). The mean gross income was R$38.31/day. Most of them presented inadequate personal hygiene but they recognized that foods could cause diseases. Many (47.5%) vendors reported washing their hands up to twice daily. Mean mesophilic aerobic microorganism and coagulase-positive staphylococcus counts were 2.43 and 2.01 log colony-forming unit/g, respectively, and the estimated thermotolerant coliform contamination was 0.98 log most probable number/g. Escherichia coli was found in 15.0% of the samples and none contained Salmonella spp. Most (55.0%) samples were noncompliant with the legislation. CONCLUSION: The results evidenced the presence of minors selling quail eggs on beaches of Salvador and suggest risk to consumers' health because of the detected contamination and vendors' ignorance of principles of hygiene.

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“…Stoiska, bary, samochody (food trucks), gastronomia mobilna (wózki) i inne tego typu punkty gastronomiczne często nie są zaopatrzone w czystą wodę, brakuje w nich miejsca do przechowywania żywności, cechuje je nieumiejętne postępowanie z odpadami, a personel nie spełnia podstawowych wymagań higienicznych. Stwarza to zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego konsumentów, na co wskazują badania przeprowadzone głównie w Indiach i w krajach Afryki oraz nieliczne: w Chinach, Brazylii, Bangladeszu, Turcji i USA [1,3,5,6,19,23,33,42]. W Europie, w tym również w Polsce, gastronomia uliczna staje się coraz bardziej popularna [22,25,31].…”

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