Evaluation of food safety and sanitary practices among food vendors at car parks in Ile Ife, southwestern Nigeria

Food Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 165-171

  Aluko, Oludare Olufemi ^a   Ojeremi, Taiwo Tosin ^a   Olaleke, David Akinwumi ^a   Ajidagba, Emman Babatunde ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Car parks; Food safety and hygiene; Personal hygiene and environmental hygiene; Street food vendors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890819358     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.11.049     Document Type: Article

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