• Meena Kumari
• Nasreen Begum
• Hafsa Farooqui
• Masooma Fatima

The rapidly growing and changing food demands by urban dwellers has resulted in the need for cheaper and convenience foods. Good sanitation and hygiene practices are extremely necessary measures to ensure the safety of food from production to consumption. Street vended foods have shown epidemiological links with illness(.1) Concerns have also been raised about these foods with respect to their potential for food poisoning outbreaks. The study sought to assess aspects of hygiene practices such as food preparation area, environment of food vendors, personal hygiene, handling and storage of food. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect information regarding knowledge and practices of food hygiene and sanitation practiced by street food vendors Food can become contaminated at any point during slaughtering or harvesting, processing, storage, distribution, transportation and preparation. Lack of adequate food hygiene can lead to foodborne diseases and death of the consumer.The street food industries play a very important role in the lives of urban dwellers residing in the developing countries. From the present study it was found that the food handlers could be aware of the need of personal hygiene but they fail to understand critical aspects of it such as cleaned cooking surfaces, wearing of head gear and apron, chipped nails, and deliberately avoiding usage of gloves. Food borne illnesses can be prevented if the food vendors improve their knowledge on food safety and also strictly follow hygiene practices.

Contamination,Foodborne diseases, Hygiene, food handler, Food safety, food preparation

"Food Sanitation and Hygiene Practices among Food Vendors (PaniPuri and Idli/ Dosa Bandis) in Hyderabad", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.16-32, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Q03.pdf

"Food Sanitation and Hygiene Practices among Food Vendors (PaniPuri and Idli/ Dosa Bandis) in Hyderabad", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp16-32, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Q03.pdf