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This document appears to be a research paper presented by students to fulfill requirements for their Hotel Restaurant Cruise and Tourism Operator program. It investigates perceptions of street food safety among female senior high school students in Meycauayan City, Bulacan, Philippines. The introduction provides background on street food and notes concerns about food safety procedures among street vendors in developing countries. It explores how street food is an important part of the diet and economy in many areas. The background section reviews a similar study on female perceptions of street food safety and influencing factors. Finally, the theoretical framework discusses investigating self-reported perceptions and awareness of food safety risks, practices of vendors, and what influences females to purchase street food.

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Practical Research 1 Group 4

This document appears to be a research paper presented by students to fulfill requirements for their Hotel Restaurant Cruise and Tourism Operator program. It investigates perceptions of street food safety among female senior high school students in Meycauayan City, Bulacan, Philippines. The introduction provides background on street food and notes concerns about food safety procedures among street vendors in developing countries. It explores how street food is an important part of the diet and economy in many areas. The background section reviews a similar study on female perceptions of street food safety and influencing factors. Finally, the theoretical framework discusses investigating self-reported perceptions and awareness of food safety risks, practices of vendors, and what influences females to purchase street food.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC EDUCATION INC.

1st PMS Building, Mc Arthur Highway Main Rd.


Brgy. Saluysoy, City of Meycauayan, Bulacan

PERCEPTIONS OF STREET FOOD SAFETY AMONG SELECTED SENIOR HIGH STUDENT


FEMALE ABM STRAND-IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONS MEYCAUAYAN CITY BULACAN

A PRACTICAL RESEARCH PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY


OF THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IMMACULATE CONCEPTION POLYTECHNIC
MEYCAUAYAN CITY, BULACAN PHILIPPINES

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SENIOR HIGH


SCHOOL HOTEL RESTAURANT CRUISE AND TOURISM OPERATOR

BY:

Cadayona, Joana Rose


Santos, Florence Lynne J.
Balleseteros, Allira S.
Te Cruz, Zandra Nicole G.
Tee, Francheska
Chan, Marie Joyrrahlein
Ponce, Janna Elise

FEBRUARY,2023
CHAPTER1 : INTRODUCTION AND ITS BACKGROUND

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Street Food is a weak link in food safety supervison and has been the focus of
academic study for a long time. Millions of low-income people rely on the street
food for their livelihood, and it not only offers convenience to many people but
also significantly boosts the economies of many developing nations. They
represent a significant part of urban food consumption for million of low-and-
middle-income consumers,in urban areas on a daily basis. Street food may be the
least expensive and most accessible means of obtaining a nutritionally balanced
meal outside the home for many low income people, provide that the consumer is
informed and able to choose the proper combination of foods.

Street foof is essentially food and drink that is made ready to eat, prepared, and
sold by vendors on the streets or in public places. The various street foods that
can be found in Meycauaya Bulacan showcase the citys rich cultural heritage and
diverse consumer palate. Although such food offers consumers convenient
benefits like good taste, variety, is a easily accessible, is reasonably priced, and
meets some nutritional requirements. Street food vendors in developing countries
have a history using subpar foof safety procedures. Concerns about consumer
perceptions of particular street food in Meycauayan Bulacan have arisen due to a
persistent demand for street foods and an increase in the number of street food
vendors in the region despite health risk. Today, local authorities, international
organisations and consumers associations are increasingly aware of the
socioeconomic importance of street food but also of their associated risks. The
major concern is related to food safety, but other concern are also reported, such
as sanitation problem waste accumulation in the street and congestion of waste
water drains. The risk of serious food poisoning outbreaks linked to street food
remains a threat in many parts of the world. A lack of knowledge among street
food vendors about the causes of food-borne disease is a major risk factor.
Although many consumers attach importance of hygiene in selecting a steet food
vendor, consumers are often unaware of the health hazards associated with street
vended foods.

Street foods originally have an integral role in the food supply chain not only for
leisure consumption but to provide ready to eat meals especially for those
consumers that have busy lives. The demand for ready to eat foods has grown as
people especially women have less time to prepare meals. Female perceptions was
the focus of this study, since women are traditionally responsible for shoppind and
preparing meals for the household and they now have less time in their schedule
1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

According to:Dimple Singh-Ackbarali and Rohanie MaharajBiosciences, Agriculture


and Food Technologies (BAFT) Unit, Eastern Caribbe This study investigated self-
reported perceptions and awareness of females on food safety and health risks
associated with certain types of street foods. Satisfaction of females with the
monitoring of street food vendors by the local authorities and the food safety
practices executed by vendors including the factors that influenced female
consumer to purchase street food. Data from 156 respondents were collected via
questionnaires over a three month period and the results were tabulated and
analysed. Reasons for purchasing street foods were different for women in the
different age brackets and educational categories. 68.97% of women >50
purchased because of taste while 90.09% of women <50 purchased because of
convenience. 89.41% of women with a higher thansecondary school training
indicated that they purchased because of convenience while 83.54% of women
with no tertiary level education identified convenience as their main reason.

Food safety has been the subject of research, and some have promoted it to the
level of a national security issue. Street food is a weak link in food safety
supervision. Street food is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
as ready-to-eat foods and beverages sold and prepared by vendors or hawkers in
street or other public places.
the
1.3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

The study investigated self-reported perceptions and awareness of females on


food safety and health risks associated with certain types of street food vendors
by the local authorities and the food safety practices executed by vendors in
Trinidad were investigated including the factors that influenced female consumers
to purchase street food. Vending practices of street food vendors were rares as
poor to fairly safe by the different demographic groups. Consumers reported that
the believed that street foods can be unsafe, that sime street food are unhealthier
than others, they are aware of the symptoms of food poisoning and take the
precaution of only buying street food from familiar vendors.

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