Indian Health authorities unveiled a plan to encourage the vendors to implement a better hygiene quality to ensure that low-priced roadside foods are safe for the people to eat.
There is good news for the aficionados of street food in India. On Wednesday, Indian Health authorities unveiled a plan to encourage the vendors to implement a better hygiene quality to ensure that low-priced roadside foods are safe for the people to eat.
All over India, more than thousands of vendors sell kiosks, pushcarts plus small roadside stands in cafes serving up food at anyplace right from railway stations to village lanes. However, these foods are most of the times unclean & their preparation unhygienic, thus spreading diseases like diarrhea & typhoid.
On Wednesday a vendors survey report showed majority of the roadside foodstuff vendors are unlawful and they aren't even registered with the municipal agencies. The main priority of the vendors is to keep the cost low down, while safety & quality is not their concern
So, the government Plans to educate street vendors countrywide on food hygiene and safety. Under this plan Street Vendors would be trained on how to handle food & avoid the contamination of the cooking area.
The government also plans to begin a "Street Food Code" to ensure vendors observe necessary standards of cleanliness and hygiene. Under this code, licenses will be mandatory for the food vendor and the municipal staffs will need to perform periodic health & hygiene checks.
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