Street foods in Accra, Ghana: how safe are they?

Street foods in Accra, Ghana: how safe are they?

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the microbial quality of foods sold on streets of Accra and factors predisposing to their contamination. METHODS: Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 117 street vendors on their vital statistics, personal hygiene, food hygiene and knowledge of foodborne...

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Main Authors: Mensah Patience, Yeboah-Manu Dorothy, Owusu-Darko Kwaku, Ablordey Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Food services
Food contamination
Food handling
Food microbiology
Diarrhea/etiology
Risk factors
Ghana
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000700006

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