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    The document summarizes a survey of 54 street food vendors on a university campus in Quezon City, Philippines. It assessed their food safety knowledge and practices related to health and hygiene, food production procedures, food contamination, waste management, and food legislation. The study found that vendors had good knowledge of health and hygiene, food contamination, and food production procedures. However, they lacked knowledge of food legislation and waste management. There was also a significant gap between knowledge and actual practices, largely due to financial pressures compromising food safety. Food safety regulation was also confusing due to multiple oversight bodies. The study recommends continued education, financial assistance, and basic utilities to reduce gaps between knowledge and safe food vending practices.

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    The document summarizes a survey of 54 street food vendors on a university campus in Quezon City, Philippines. It assessed their food safety knowledge and practices related to health and hygiene, food production procedures, food contamination, waste management, and food legislation. The study found that vendors had good knowledge of health and hygiene, food contamination, and food production procedures. However, they lacked knowledge of food legislation and waste management. There was also a significant gap between knowledge and actual practices, largely due to financial pressures compromising food safety. Food safety regulation was also confusing due to multiple oversight bodies. The study recommends continued education, financial assistance, and basic utilities to reduce gaps between knowledge and safe food vending practices.

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    THE PRACTICES OF AMBULANT VENDORS

    Ma. Patricia V. Soriano, Corazon F. Gatchalian, Melba P. OrtegaDepartment of Food Science

    and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City,

    Philippines; Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management, College of Home

    Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

    Pages 235-246 | Published online: 06 Jul 2015

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     https://doi.org/10.1080/09637480050077121

    A survey on food safety knowledge and practices of streetfood vendors from a representative urban

    university campus in Quezon City, Philippines was done. A face-to-face interview was conducted

    using a standardized survey tool containing 70 questions, which included queries on demographics

    and food safety knowledge and practices of streetfood vendors. Topics on food safety assessment

    in both practices and knowledge included: health and personal hygiene, good manufacturing

    procedures, food contamination, waste management, and food legislation. The study found that

    among the 54 streetfood vendors surveyed, knowledge on food safety concepts was established

    particularly on topics that dealt with health and personal hygiene, food contamination and good

    manufacturing procedures. However, vendors were shown to be not too knowledgeable in terms

    of food legislation and waste management. A significant gap between knowledge and practice on

    these topics was established and it was primarily attributed to the tendencies of street food vendors
    to compromise food safety for financial issues. Confusion in food legislation was established in

    this test microcosm because the purveyor of food safety regulations was not the local government

    health unit but the business concession office of the campus administration. The provision of

    continuous food safety education, some financial assistance through social services affiliations,

    and basic water and waste management utilities were recommended to diminish the gap between

    knowledge and practices of safe street food vending in school campuses.


    A. Practices of Street Vendors 3 2 1

    1. I occupy my space daily

    2. I stay only in the morning

    3. I stay only in the afternoon

    4. My stay is intermittent

    B. Problems Encountered

    1. Amount of space per day

    2. Small space being provided

    3. Difficulty of selling our products due to competitors

    4. Possible health hazards of street vendors in the area

    5. Theft

    C. Cleanliness

    1. I clean my area before and after

    2. I have my own waste can for disposal

    3. I observe proper waste disposal

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