Reader, Dept. of Home Science, St. Joseph's College for Women (Autonomous), Visakhapatnam
Online published on 16 January, 2016.
The survey was conducted on street food service providers in Visakhapatnam city and the data was analysed. The low cost, convenience and speed of service are the reasons for the success in the street food business. Action Research on Street Food Safety was undertaken with fifty street food providers. The training module was prepared and the training methodology included skill demonstrations, charts, flash cards and video clippings. A pretest and a post test were done to assess the impact of the training programme.
Impact of training on knowledge levels of vendors was quite clear from the pre and post training data, while no changes in on-field hygiene practices was observed.
Street foods, food safety, contamination, training, vendors, food handling
