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Health risk associated with consuming street foods
Street foods may have biological, chemical, and physical hazards which may persist through persist
through preparation, processing and display.
$ Lack of basic infrastructure and services,
such as potable water supplies, refrigeration and waste disposal.
$ Street venders may lack knowledge of basic
food safety measures and hygiene.
$ Difficulty in controlling large numbers of
street food vending operations because of their diversity, mobility, and temporary nature.
$ Insufficient resource for regular
food inspection and micro-biological analysis.
Remember
l Wash hands before eating l Eat well cooked food l Choose food stalls carefully l Only eat fruit you can peel
Street foods are popular because they are cheap, convenient, time saving, easy to access personal according to choice and need.
However, street foods are susceptible to contamination at all stages of the food chain, in particular in the vending of street foods operation.
Consuming safe ready to eat street foods
Street foods
Street foods are ready-to-eat or takeaway food and beverages prepared and/or sold by venders
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and hawkers es ecially in the streets and public places.
l Preferable choose the food cooked in
front of you
l Notice whether the work area and
equipment are clean
l Choose street foods sold by clean and
tidy venders
l Do not touch food, indicate from a
distance
l Clean or wash hands before eating
l The food and its ingredients should be
covered to protect them from dust and flies
l Hot food should be kept hot and cold
food should be kept cold
l Raw food should be kept separately
from cooked food
l If the food smells, looks, or tastes odd, it
should not be consumed
