King L K, Awumbila B, Canacoo E A, Ofosu-Amaah S
Veterinary Services Department, Accra, Ghana.
Acta Trop. 2000 Jul 21;76(1):39-43. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00087-5.
Street food refers to food and beverages prepared and sold by vendors in streets and other public places for immediate consumption. In Ghana street foods are sold at small eating places popularly known as 'chop bars'. Food safety studies were conducted on the premises of 160 'chop bars' in the Ga District of Ghana in July 1998. Only three (1.8%) of the proprietors met all the requirements (based on a five-point checklist) for basic hygiene. Twenty-four (15%) out of the 160 proprietors had access to potable water while the other 136 (85%) proprietors purchased water from vendors and six used pond water. These two latter sources of water were of poor microbiological quality (as shown by faecal coliform values which ranged from 1.0x10(2)-1.9x10(5) cfu/ml). One hundred and five proprietors (65.6%) did not obtain their meat supply from an approved source. Factors influencing the purchase of meat from an approved source included the proximity of a chop bar to a slaughter facility, the conduct of meat inspection personnel and affordable user fees.
街头食品是指由街头及其他公共场所的摊贩制作并售卖、供人们当场食用的食品和饮料。在加纳，街头食品在一些俗称“小餐馆”的小饮食店出售。1998年7月，在加纳大阿克拉省的阿克拉市对160家“小餐馆”进行了食品安全研究。只有三名（1.8%）店主符合（基于五点清单的）基本卫生的所有要求。160名店主中有24名（15%）能够获得饮用水，而其他136名（85%）店主从摊贩处购买水，还有6名使用池塘水。后两种水源的微生物质量很差（粪便大肠菌群值范围为1.0×10² - 1.9×10⁵ cfu/ml）。105名店主（65.6%）的肉类供应并非来自经批准的来源。影响从经批准来源购买肉类的因素包括小餐馆与屠宰场的距离、肉类检验人员的行为以及可承受的使用费。
