• Saroj Bala
• Dr. Prabhjot Kaur

Introduction Street food refers to foods and beverages which are prepared and sold by the sellers on places like streets, festival areas and consumed by the consumers there and then. Street food is the food which is widely consumed and has become an integral part of community life in urban as well as rural areas. Street food has become a prominent feature of diet of youngsters, especially in developing countries. Objective The main aim was to check the knowledge of street food vendors on hygienic practices and safety aspects of street foods. Methodology The study was conducted with street food vendors of Naraingarh District Ambala. Purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 30 street food vendors. Self-structured knowledge questionnaires were developed and 5-point attitude Likert scale was formulated. Results Knowledge of street food vendors was assessed on their personal cleanliness, premises cleanliness, storage of food and food safety. Out of total, 70 percent of street food vendors had knowledge about personal cleanliness. With regards to cleanliness of premises, half of the vendors were found to be ignorant about cross-contamination. In terms of appropriate storage, only 20 percent of the vendors were found to store the food in right way followed by 30 percent of the vendors cleaning the refrigerator regularly. However, only 17 percent of the vendors attached importance to food safety and hygiene for avoidance of food safety. Emphasis is required for induction and training of street food vendors in order to have food safety. Regular laws and inspections must be mandatory in addition to licensing of such vendors.

Knowledge, Vendors, Hygiene, Safety, Consumption, Practices, Street Foods

"KNOWLEDGE OF STREET FOOD VENDORS ON HYGIENE PRACTICES AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF STREET FOODS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.g585-g602, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207680.pdf

"KNOWLEDGE OF STREET FOOD VENDORS ON HYGIENE PRACTICES AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF STREET FOODS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppg585-g602, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207680.pdf