Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District.
Food borne diseases such as diarrhea and dysentery have been associated with consumption of street-vended foods in many African countries. The study was investigating Escherichia coli (E. coli) contamination of the street foods in mwanjari market in nyakiharo, cell, mwanjari parish, kabale municipal...
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| description | Food borne diseases such as diarrhea and dysentery have been associated with consumption of street-vended foods in many African countries. The study was investigating Escherichia coli (E. coli) contamination of the street foods in mwanjari market in nyakiharo, cell, mwanjari parish, kabale municipality. The term "street food" refers to food and beverages that are served by hawkers or other vendors in public areas like parks, marketplaces, and fairs. It is typically offered for quick consumption and served out of a food truck, cart, or portable booth. In general, street foods are less expensive than restaurant meals and fall under the categories of both finger food and fast food. To cater for the high population density in kabale municipality, native people maneuvered to attain sustainability and among food supply was most important to maintain life in these urban areas. In pursuit of food supply, many people in the name of vendors and hawkers came up with relatively cheap and affordable foods sold street and other public places called “street food”. The objectives of the study were to Determine Escherichia coli contamination in street foods in mwanjari kabale municipality, identifying the various street foods sold in mwanjari. A total of six street vended foods were used during the study and were collected from the different food vendors without repetition from the same vendor. Sample collection and analysis was between 1st august- 10th august 2024. 6 sampling bags of 500ml were sterilized in an autoclave at a temperature of 120 0 C for 15 minutes. The researcher moved to mwanjari market to purchase street vended foods randomly between mid-day and 1.00 pm when such foods are most patronized, without repetition from the same vendor while packing each food in sterilized, leak-proof plastic bags or container with transporting medium (buffered peptone water to maintain the viability of microorganisms). The bags were Sealed tightly to prevent leakage and contamination and then labelled with sample information. The bags were placed in a box with ice packs to keep the sample cool (around 4°C) during transport. The foods were transported to the kabale university biology laboratory within 2-4 hours (ideally) and were analyzed. These foods were collected and analyzed and results showed that the food samples were E. coli free though contaminated with other bacterial species whose identity was not established. The most commonly vended street foods were found to be chapati, samosa, fried cassava, roasted meat (muchomo), chopped pineapples, mandazi. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-28222025-01-18T00:00:30Z Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. Unasi, Daniel Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination Street Foods Manjari Kabale District Food borne diseases such as diarrhea and dysentery have been associated with consumption of street-vended foods in many African countries. The study was investigating Escherichia coli (E. coli) contamination of the street foods in mwanjari market in nyakiharo, cell, mwanjari parish, kabale municipality. The term "street food" refers to food and beverages that are served by hawkers or other vendors in public areas like parks, marketplaces, and fairs. It is typically offered for quick consumption and served out of a food truck, cart, or portable booth. In general, street foods are less expensive than restaurant meals and fall under the categories of both finger food and fast food. To cater for the high population density in kabale municipality, native people maneuvered to attain sustainability and among food supply was most important to maintain life in these urban areas. In pursuit of food supply, many people in the name of vendors and hawkers came up with relatively cheap and affordable foods sold street and other public places called “street food”. The objectives of the study were to Determine Escherichia coli contamination in street foods in mwanjari kabale municipality, identifying the various street foods sold in mwanjari. A total of six street vended foods were used during the study and were collected from the different food vendors without repetition from the same vendor. Sample collection and analysis was between 1st august- 10th august 2024. 6 sampling bags of 500ml were sterilized in an autoclave at a temperature of 120 0 C for 15 minutes. The researcher moved to mwanjari market to purchase street vended foods randomly between mid-day and 1.00 pm when such foods are most patronized, without repetition from the same vendor while packing each food in sterilized, leak-proof plastic bags or container with transporting medium (buffered peptone water to maintain the viability of microorganisms). The bags were Sealed tightly to prevent leakage and contamination and then labelled with sample information. The bags were placed in a box with ice packs to keep the sample cool (around 4°C) during transport. The foods were transported to the kabale university biology laboratory within 2-4 hours (ideally) and were analyzed. These foods were collected and analyzed and results showed that the food samples were E. coli free though contaminated with other bacterial species whose identity was not established. The most commonly vended street foods were found to be chapati, samosa, fried cassava, roasted meat (muchomo), chopped pineapples, mandazi. 2025-01-17T09:16:36Z 2025-01-17T09:16:36Z 2024 Thesis Unasi, Daniel (2024). Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2822 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University |
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| title | Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. |
| title_full | Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. |
| title_fullStr | Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. |
| title_short | Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. |
| title_sort | investigating escherichia coli e coli contamination of street foods in manjari kabale district |
| topic | Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination Street Foods Manjari Kabale District |
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