Food Safety, Attitudes and Practices of Street Vendors and Consumers in Gerona

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the food safety observation, attitudes and practices of street vendors and consumers in Gerona. The respondents were 40 street vendors and 120 consumers in Gerona. The data gathered were treated statistically, carefully tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. This study used the descriptive correlation design as it aimed to determine the food safety observation, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in Gerona, Province of Tarlac. The purpose of this study is to determine the profile of the street vendors and consumers; the level of food safety observation of the street vendors along with the following: facilities, environment around the street, personal hygiene, food storage, utensils; level of attitudes on street food vendors along the following: food preparation, hygiene, customer service; level of practice of street vendors along: food preparation, storage of food, presentation of food.