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Abstract(s)
Street food vending had a significant growth during the past few decades due to strategically
location, close to the consumer, presenting readily available and inexpensive nutritional meals.
Nevertheless, conditions under which street vendors operate are usually unsuitable for the
preparation, storage and maintenance of food at safe temperatures and hygienic conditions. For
instance, food available may be subject to air pollution (dust), long holding times at ambient
temperatures and cross contamination by insects and rodents attracted and harbored by waste
in the streets. Considering these factors, street food vending can be of particular concern with
regard to the occurrence of food poisoning due to potential contamination with pathogenic
microorganisms. Furthermore, the information on the microbiological quality and safety of
street-vended foods are absent. The present work aims to evaluate the sanitary conditions of
street food vending facilities and evaluate microbiological quality of ready-to-eat food available
in street food vending.
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Keywords
Food safety Sanitary conditions
Citation
Teixeira, B., et al. (2012). Sanitary conditions and microbiological quality of ready-to-eat food in street food vending – preliminary survey. International Congress on Environmental Health 2012. P. Albuquerque, S. C. Verde, V. Manteigas et al. Lisboa - Portugal, Lisbon College of Health Technology. 1: 374.
Publisher
Lisbon College of Health Technology