1. THE STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF STREET
FOOD SAFETY AT SOUTH BANGALORE
HAVILAH BONAM
14WJCMD010
DON BOSCO INSTITUTE OF BIO-SCIENCES
& MANAGEMENT STUDIES
THIRD SEMESTER
2. INTRODUCTION
STREET FOOD-The food and agriculture organization defines street
food as ready-to-eat food and beverages prepared or sold by vendors and
hawkers especially in streets and similar public places.
According to the study conducted by food and agriculture organization in
the year 2007, 2.5 billion people eat street food daily.
significant part of urban food consumption for millions of low-and-
middle-income consumers, in urban areas on a daily basis.
There are a plenty of types of food sold on the street and different places
bring different flavors of street foods.
With the changes in life style though people are aware of the impacts
after consuming street food still they are preferring because of the
convenience and price.
3. PLACE OF PROFILE
Bangalore south-The Silicon Valley of India
PRODUCT PROFILE
Manchurian and noodles
panipoori
Dosa
Kachori
Bhel poori
4. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations(FAO) “In many countries, street foods
make an important contribution to employment,
household revenue and food security, and help to meet the
challenge of feeding urban populations, particularly in
developing countries.
According to Sylvia Angubua Baluka in his study ‘Hygiene
practices and food contamination in managed food service
facilities in Uganda’. This study has found that there is a critical
need for improving food safety at restaurants and dining halls
at Makeree University. The finding that the majority of
respondents did not follow good hygiene practices, indicates
laxity or lack of supervision, and a need to overcome the
problems of the ‘intention-behavior gap’ in hygienic food
handling.
5. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Majority of the people are consuming the street food irrespective of
income
But the main issue is safety. It is difficult to assure the safety at street
level. In this research study it is tried to know how many consumers are
aware of the safety of street food and their impacts on health.
NEED OF THE STUDY
Study will make you understand how far the street food is safe, and the
consumer’s perception on street food and what the reason behind buying
street food.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The present study was confined to students, employees, business men
and house wives in Bangalore south.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Both primary and secondary data
Sample size
100 consumers selected from the different parts of south Bangalore
6. Sampling method
Simple random method
OBJECTIVE
1. To understand consumer perception on street food and safety.
2. To study the reason behind buying of street food.
3. To analyze the safety of street food.
4. To understand the growth of street food industry.
HYPOTHESIS
(Ho): Consumption of street food has no impact on the health in the future.
(H1): Consumption of street food has impact on health in the future.
The hypothesis is tested using Regression Analysis
7. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS
(Ho): Consumption of street food has no impact on the health in the future.
(H1): Consumption of street food has impact on health in the future.
The hypothesis is tested using Regression Analysis
X on Y
n 𝑥𝑦-( 𝑥 ∗ 𝑦)/ 𝑦2
-( 𝑦)
2
=0.28
Y on X
n 𝑥𝑦-( 𝑥 ∗ 𝑦)/ 𝑋2
-( 𝑋)
2
= 0.84
It is observed through regression analysis that there is impact on the health in the
future. Therefore null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and alternate hypothesis (H1) is
accepted.
8. FINDINGS
1. Consumers are aware of minor health issues
2. They are not aware of hazardous health issues in future
3. The main factor that is influencing consumers to purchase
street food is Taste
4. The street food is not at all safe to consume as through
survey it is found that it is contaminating by water, air and
other factors like lack of personal hygiene among vendors
and poor storage areas etc.
5. As per changes in the life styles of people are depending on
the street food as it is increasing daily drastically.
6. The street food industry has gained attention globally recent
years
9. SUGGESTIONS
To bring the safety awareness among the street food vendors
Inspection should be done weekly
Each and every street vendor should wear gloves and aprons
while serving the food
Every consumer should know the impacts of street food after
consuming
Development of infrastructure and personal hygiene should be
maintained
10. CONCLUSION
As per changes in the life styles of people especially among
urban dwellers the demand of street food is also increased. To
save time especially the working people and students majorly
are depending on street food which is convenient and
affordable. The other reason is Taste.
As per the increase in the number of street food consumers
health risks are also increasing day by day. We cannot assure the
safety of food at street
consumers are thinking that food in front of malls and beside
educational institutions is Hygiene.
