Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal.
The main aim of the study was to assess food hygiene practices and attitudes of a sample of street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research approach and purposive sampling. Data was collected by means of interview questionnaires and an obs...
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| description | The main aim of the study was to assess food hygiene practices and attitudes of a sample of street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research approach and purposive sampling. Data was collected by means of interview questionnaires and an observation schedule and it was collected in the form of face-to-face communications. The data analysis was conducted using Excel for Microsoft office to formulate graphs and tables from the responses of the
various participants. Very few of the vendors in this study acknowledged that it was important to store food at its correct temperature so as to prevent spoilage and some of them said improper storage of food may be hazardous to health. This calls for the urgent training on hygiene practices and food safety of street vendors and governmental support at the local levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5635ce20104405bade0e530cb245afe2022-12-22T00:54:19ZengAfricaJournalsAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure2223-814X2017-05-0163Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal.Joanne Mjoka0 Prof. Mosa Selepe1Department of Consumer Sciences Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of ZululandDepartment of Consumer Sciences Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of ZululandThe main aim of the study was to assess food hygiene practices and attitudes of a sample of street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative research approach and purposive sampling. Data was collected by means of interview questionnaires and an observation schedule and it was collected in the form of face-to-face communications. The data analysis was conducted using Excel for Microsoft office to formulate graphs and tables from the responses of the various participants. Very few of the vendors in this study acknowledged that it was important to store food at its correct temperature so as to prevent spoilage and some of them said improper storage of food may be hazardous to health. This calls for the urgent training on hygiene practices and food safety of street vendors and governmental support at the local levels.http://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_9_vol_6__3__2017.pdffood borne illnessesfood contaminationfood hygienefood safetyfood vendors |
| spellingShingle | Joanne Mjoka Prof. Mosa Selepe Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure food borne illnesses food contamination food hygiene food safety food vendors |
| title | Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal. |
| title_full | Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal. |
| title_fullStr | Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal. |
| title_short | Food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at KwaDlangezwa, Northern KwaZulu Natal. |
| title_sort | food hygiene practices and attitudes of the street food vendors at kwadlangezwa northern kwazulu natal |
| topic | food borne illnesses food contamination food hygiene food safety food vendors |
| url | http://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_9_vol_6__3__2017.pdf |
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