Abstract
The purpose of the study was to identify the socioeconomic and professional profile of owners and food handlers of food trucks in a capital in the south of Brazil, as well as to evaluate the knowledge of these individuals regarding food safety. A total of 119 individuals in Curitiba, Brazil, participated in the study. For data collection, was elaborated a questionnaire about the socio-demographic, professional profile and food safety knowledge, which was filled by the participants during events. The majority of the individuals were owners (75.63%), of the male gender (69.75%), aged between 30 and 44 years-old (56.30%) and with complete/incomplete higher education (55.46%). The participants answered of the questions of food safety correctly (76.63%). There was a significant difference regarding food safety knowledge among the participants related to the level of education (p=0.0054), length of service in the food segment (p=0.0267), and the completion of courses related to the food area (p=0.0016). These results emphasize the need for continuous education and for the development of new strategies for food safety training, in order to improve the knowledge of street food workers.
Highlights
Over the years, the commercialization of street food has grown exponentially in Brazil and throughout the world (Yoon & Chung, 2017)
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), in 2015 about 900 people presented outbreaks of Foodborne Diseases (FBD) and more than 15,000 individuals became sick after consuming contaminated food in the United States, among which 60% of outbreaks and 39% of diseases were caused by the consumption of contaminated street food
A prevalence of males working in the food truck segment found in this study resembles other study (Cortese, et al, 2016) that investigate the characteristics of the street food segment
Summary
The commercialization of street food has grown exponentially in Brazil and throughout the world (Yoon & Chung, 2017). Studies show that age, gender, level of education, mother/native language, professional training, the workplace, knowledge on food safety, and experience in the field can influence attitudes and practices performed at work These practices may influence risks of FBD outbreaks in food establishments (Smigic, et al, 2016; Serafim, et al, 2018; Ribeiro, et al, 2018). These topics has been analyzed in numerous nationally and internationally published articles related to food services in hospitals and schools (De Almeida, et al, 2014), few of these studies mention the street food segment, especially food trucks. This study aims to identify the socioeconomic and professional profile of owners and food handlers of food trucks in the capital in the south of Brazil, as well as to evaluate the knowledge of these individuals regarding food safety
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