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Street Food Safety, Types and Microbiological Quality in Ethiopia: A Critical Review

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Article Type Review Article
Subject Biology Group
OCLC 9032556623
Samuel Chane Teferi*
Issue: Volume1-Issue5
Pages: 127-132
Received: 2020-09-02
Accepted: 2020-09-08
Published: 2020-09-10

Abstract

Street food is food obtained from a street side vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall and it feeds millions of people daily with a wide variety of foods that are relatively cheap and easily accessible. Street food is intimately connected with take-out, junk food, snacks, and fast foods but it is not protected against insects, dust etc; which may harbor foodborne pathogens. Pathogens present in street vended foods come from different sources and practices, such as, improper food handling, improper waste disposal, contaminated water and improper storage temperature and reheating. Food borne illnesses are defined as diseases, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food. Like other African and World countries there are many food vendors in Ethiopia where they sell both raw and cooked food items along the streets of different cities but it is far more unhygienic due to several reasons. So the objective of this review paper was to assess the existing research about street food safety, types, hygiene knowledge, and preparation and forward suggestion for stakeholders/policy makers to bridge the gap. Majority of street vended foods in Ethiopia are contaminated by bacteria like Salmonella, S aureus, E coli so the Government should intervene and solve the issue before it is too late.

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Teferi SC. Street Food Safety, Types and Microbiological Quality in Ethiopia: A Critical Review. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2020 Sep 10; 1(5): 127-123. doi: 10.37871/jels1130, Article ID: jels1130

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MicrobiologyBiology

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Salale University

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