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The food safety knowledge of street food vendors and the sanitary conditions of their street food vending environment in the Zululand District, South Africa.
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Exposures and Outcomes of Informal Street Food Vendors in South Africa: A Quasi-Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Patterns of Suya (roasted beef) consumption, awareness of trace metal contamination, and food safety practices among residents of Yenagoa Metropolis, Nigeria.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Hygiene practices among food vendors in urban, semi-urban, and rural Ghanaian settings: an ethnographic qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Food Safety in the Catering Sector: Nonconformities, Challenges, and Strategic Interventions With Insights From South Asia and Africa.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Knowledge and Awareness of Food Safety, Foodborne Diseases, and Microbial Hazards Among Consumers of Street-Vended Foods in Kandahar City, Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Health and Safety Practices as Drivers of Business Performance in Informal Street Food Economies: An Integrative Review of Global and South African Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Food Safety in Informal Markets: How Knowledge and Attitudes Influence Vendor Practices in Namibia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- An Investigation Into the Enforcement and Compliance of Food Safety Regulations at Street Food Vending Sites in Oyo State, Nigeria.Environmental health insights · 2025Article
- Analysis of Food Safety Knowledge and Practices Among Food Handlers in Restaurants and Street Food Markets in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of food science · 2025Article
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- Inadequate food safety knowledge and hygiene practices among street food vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Ethiopian Street Foods: Working Conditions and Governance Perspectives. A Qualitative Study.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
- The innovative technology of dough preparation for bread by the accelerated ion-ozone cavitation method.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Socioeconomic Factors of Street Food Vending in Developing Countries and Its Implications for Public Health: A Systematic Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Health Risk Assessment of Informal Food Vendors: A Comparative Study in Johannesburg, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Food Hygiene Practices and Associated Factors Among Street Food Vendors in Urban Areas of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2023Article
- Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out.Microorganisms · 2022Review
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Abstract
This research sought to evaluate the food safety knowledge of street food vendors and the sanitary compliance status of their vending facilities, Zululand District, South Africa. Data collection was done in a face to face interview with respondents in a cross-sectional survey research design. Data was collected from 399 randomly selected street food vendors and 200 randomly selected street food vending facilities. Only a minority of the street food vendors had attended high school (47 %) and the vast majority (77 %) of them had not attended any food safety training courses. Overall, the vast majority (76 %) of the street food vendors had low food safety knowledge and only 14 % of the street food vending sites had high compliance with sanitary conditions. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that most of vending facilities of street food vendors constitute a food safety risk to the consumers. This was primarily due to the possession of inadequate food safety knowledge of street food vendors, non-compliant street food vending infrastructure, and inadequate monitoring and controls by competent authorities. It is recommended that, authorities should implement the food stalls/caravan system in areas with adequate sanitation and use the licensing and permit tool to ensure control and adherence to food safety regulations and street food vendors and health inspectors should be trained on safe food handling principles and practice.
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