Food Safety safe street food
What are the risk factors related to
street food contamination?
$ Lack of basic infrastructure and services,
such as potable water supplies, refrigeration
and waste disposal.
$ Street venders may lack knowledge of basic
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$ Difficulty in controlling large numbers of
street food vending operations because of
their diversity, mobility, and temporary
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$ Insufficient resource for regular
food inspection and microbiological analysis.
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Health risk associated with consuming street foods
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Wash hands before eating
Eat well cooked food
Choose food stalls carefully
Only eat fruit you can peel
Street foods may have biological, chemical, and
physical hazards which may persist through persist
through preparation, processing and display.
World Health House
Indraprastha Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi-110002, India
Website: www.searo.who.int
Street foods
Street foods are ready-to-eat or
take away foo d and beverages
prepared and/or sold by venders
and hawkers especially in the
streets and public places.
Consuming safe ready to eat street foods
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Preferable choose the food cooked in
front of you
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Notice whether the work area and
equipment are clean
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Choose street foods sold by clean and
tidy venders
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.
© Chavida Vathinchai
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Do not touch food, indicate from a
distance
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Clean or wash hands before eating
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The food and its ingredients should be
covered to protect them from dust and
flies
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Hot food should be kept hot and cold
food should be kept cold
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Raw food should be kept separately
from cooked food
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If the food smells, looks, or tastes odd, it
should not be consumed
street food contamination?
$ Lack of basic infrastructure and services,
such as potable water supplies, refrigeration
and waste disposal.
$ Street venders may lack knowledge of basic
t,
b
u
o
d
n
i
n
Whe ’t eat!
Don
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 microbiological analysis.
Remember
Safe
t
e
e
r
t
S
F
d
Health risk associated with consuming street foods
l
l
l
l
Wash hands before eating
Eat well cooked food
Choose food stalls carefully
Only eat fruit you can peel
Street foods may have biological, chemical, and
physical hazards which may persist through persist
through preparation, processing and display.
World Health House
Indraprastha Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi-110002, India
Website: www.searo.who.int
Street foods
Street foods are ready-to-eat or
take away foo d and beverages
prepared and/or sold by venders
and hawkers especially in the
streets and public places.
Consuming safe ready to eat street foods
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
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.
© Chavida Vathinchai
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