Sanitary Conditions of Food Vending Sites and Food Handling Practices of Street Food Vendors in Benin City, Nigeria: Implication for Food Hygiene and Safety
Table 4
Observed food handling/vending practices ().
Frequency*
Percent (%)
Observed practices
Food in covered container
270
94.4
Food in uncovered container
31
10.8
Food exposed to flies
79
27.7
Food reheated before sale
66
23.1
Vendor wore hand jewelry
25
8.8
Vendor had long nails
19
6.6
Vendor had hair covering
277
98.6
Vendor had cut on the hand
78
27.3
Vendor wore apron
242
84.6
Vendor blew air into cellophane bag use for vending food
