Who Is Serving Us? Food Safety Rules Compliance Among Brazilian Food Truck Vendors

The rise of food trucks as an eating out option requires knowledge of this sector. Balancing the reality of the food truck sector with access to safe food should guide actions and public policies to cater to its peculiarities. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the Brazilian food truck vend...

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Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 15; no. 12; p. 2807
Main Authors:	Auad, Lígia Isoni, Ginani, Verônica Cortez, Dos Santos Leandro, Eliana, Nunes, Aline Costa Santos, Domingues Junior, Luiz Roberto Pires, Zandonadi, Renata Puppin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 01-12-2018 MDPI
Subjects:	Brief Report Compliance Consumers Developing countries Fast food Food contamination Food processing Food production Food quality Food safety Food trucks Foodborne diseases Health surveillance Informal economy Interviews LDCs Meals Microbial contamination Microorganisms Mobile businesses Process controls Public health Public policy Restaurants Safety Socioeconomic factors Socioeconomics Start up Trucks Urban areas Vendors Brazil United States > US food safety Brazil food truck vendor
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Summary:	The rise of food trucks as an eating out option requires knowledge of this sector. Balancing the reality of the food truck sector with access to safe food should guide actions and public policies to cater to its peculiarities. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the Brazilian food truck vendors' profile regarding their socioeconomic status and compliance with food safety rules. From the 118 food truck vendors registered in the Brazilian Federal District, 30% ( = 35) participated in the study. We conducted structured interviews from December 2017 to April 2018. We ranked compliance levels according to a five-point Likert scale based on calculated compliance scores. The interviews revealed that food truck vendors were mostly married males, who had completed at least a tertiary education level, and wanted to start up their own businesses. The compliance levels depict good compliance with food safety rules (overall compliance (OC)-score = 0.69, on a 0 to 1 scale). The food trucks assessed in this study distinguished themselves from the street food and food retail sectors due to their operational structure and the complexity of food production processes. Those particular features should be considered to ensure adequate and effective sanitary control and inspections, as well as to reduce the probability of microbial growth and food contamination and the consequent risk of foodborne illnesses.
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ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph15122807