Titre du document / Document title
Food safety knowledge and practices of streetfood vendors in a Philippines university campus
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
AZANZA M. P. V. (1) ;
GATCHALIAN C. F. (2) ;
ORTEGA M. P. (1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
(2) Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management, College of Home Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
Résumé / Abstract
A survey on food safety knowledge and practices of streetfood vendors from a representative urban university campus in Quezon City, Philippines was done. A face-to-face interview was conducted using a standardized survey tool containing 70 questions, which included queries on demographics and food safety knowledge and practices of streetfood vendors. Topics on food safety assessment in both practices and knowledge included: health and personal hygiene, good manufacturing procedures, food contamination, waste management, and food legislation. The study found that among the 54 streetfood vendors surveyed, knowledge on food safety concepts was established particularly on topics that dealt with health and personal hygiene, food contamination and good manufacturing procedures. However, vendors were shown to be not too knowledgeable in terms of food legislation and waste management. A significant gap between knowledge and practice on these topics was established and it was primarily attributed to the tendencies of street food vendors to compromise food safety for financial issues. Confusion in food legislation was established in this test microcosm because the purveyor of food safety regulations was not the local government health unit but the business concession office of the campus administration. The provision of continuous food safety education, some financial assistance through social services affiliations, and basic water and waste management utilities were recommended to diminish the gap between knowledge and practices of safe streetfood vending in school campuses.
Revue / Journal Title
International journal of food sciences and nutrition
ISSN
0963-7486
Source / Source
2000, vol. 51, n
o4, pp. 235-246 (16 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Nature Publishing Group, Basingstoke, ROYAUME-UNI
(1992)
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Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18249 F, 35400008854839.0030
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 1439190
