Perception and Attitude of Street Food Vendor in Kondalampatti towards using of Newspaper for Dishing out the Food

Authors

  • K. Selvaraj University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Keywords:

Attitude, consumption, perception, Street Food Vendor

Abstract

In the traditional method of “eating out” turned into appeared down upon, if now not completely ‘tabooed’ due to the belief of purity, pollution, hygiene, family status or fame, and remained restricted to terrible sections, menial employees, and craftsman. Though today there is an ocean change in the utilization pattern and the items available as well as the class of consumers which cut across caste, education, income, occupation, satellite family, and age. This study istherefore aimed at assessing the perception and attitude of Street Food Vendor in Kondalampatti towards using of Newspaper for Dishing out the Food. This study is essential to describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food carriers in an city placing, with reference to meals hygiene and safety. The aim of the have a look at turned into to assess the expertise, attitudes and practices of the street meals providers within the Kondalampatti with reference to food hygiene and food safety. The record of trained and specialized street food vendors was used to decide the potential sample. Simple random sampling was used.Face to face interviews utilizing trained interviewers were carried out from 25 January to 25 February 2020 utilizing a standardized questionnaire. Interviews were conducted in English. The study has been conducted in Kondalampatti area. The location of observe is confined to Kondalampatti region. The samples are selected at comfort. The samples decided on are also constrained in range because of restrained time. Absences of records from the respondents, Handiest 63 respondents have replied. It can be concluded that these street food vendors practice the key behaviors required to ensure food safety and that possibly the healthiness risk posed by street foods may be no better than the threat posed by foods from other sources. The study provides the kondalampatti with information regarding the knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors as well as information regarding on who is trained and certified. Probable next ladder would be to review their record, review the necessities for certification and ensure that all street food vendors are trained and certified. Due to the limitationsdiscussed, these study findings cannot be generalized.

Published

2020-11-21