Abstract
The great relevance of evaluating the sanitary-hygienic conditions in the street food vending sites, as a means to identify risks and prevent food-originated diseases. In this paper, street food trades are analyzed in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. To accomplish this, a study of a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive kind was carried out from July 2016 to March 2017. Good practice checklists based on legislation and research were applied in that group of street vendors and 20 samples of the food commercialized were analyzed. The places visited presented average adequacy equal to 44%, as from the analysis of the checklists, various items pointing to the need for improvement, mainly in relation to sanitary license and environmental conditions. Coliforms at 35 °C, molds and yeasts, as well as Staphylococcus spp. were detected in all food samples analyzed, hot dogs standing out as the food with the highest microbial load. This indicates that the organizations must supervise sanitary conditions and offer to street food vendors education programs to contribute to adequate hygiene practices. This is essential to improve the quality of the foods sold in the streets and prevent foodborne diseases.
Highlights
The number of people who choose to eat outside home is increasing
Street foods are popular among urban people because they are cheap, convenient and attractive [2,4]
A cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study was carried out, in which, from July 2016 to March 2017. 60 street food trades located in Vitória-ES were evaluated and each trade were visited once time
Summary
The number of people who choose to eat outside home is increasing. This type of food is gaining more space in the market due to the practicality and time saving it offers [1]. Street food can be located near to car parks, railway stations, hospitals, schools, office centers and marketplaces [3]. Street foods are popular among urban people because they are cheap, convenient and attractive [2,4]. Street foods are defined as “foods and beverages prepared and/or sold by vendors in streets and other public places for immediate consumption or consumption at a later time without further processing or preparation” [4]
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