Background Street foods vary with respect to their nutritional value and safety characteristics
and contribute to a sizable proportion of food intake in many populations worldwide …

The safety of humans is of paramount importance in the vegetable production chain.
Evidence of microbial and parasitic contamination of these products poses a great threat to …

Rapid urbanization has contributed to an urban sanitation crisis in low-income countries.
Residents in low-income, urban neighborhoods often have poor sanitation infrastructure and …

Green leafy vegetables (such as cocoyam (Colocasia spp) leaves, spinach (Spinach spp),
amaranths (Amaranthus spp), roselle leaves (Hibiscus spp), and lettuce (Lactuca spp)) form …

Poor food hygiene is a significant risk to public health globally, but especially in low and
middle-income countries where access to sanitation, and general hygiene remain poor …

The need to minimise consumer risk, especially for food that can be consumed uncooked, is
a continuing public health concern, particularly in places where safe sanitation and hygienic …

Background Pesticide residue levels were determined in ready-to-eat vegetables collected
from 16 sites along the food chain; which is, farms, markets, cafeterias and street food …

With a rapidly growing urban population in Kumasi, Ghana, the consumption of street food is
increasing. Raw salads, which often accompany street food dishes, are typically composed …

Peri-urban vegetable farming in Ghana is an important livelihood activity for an increasing
number of people. However, increasing quality and public health concerns have been …

The need to replace the commonly applied fecal indicator conversions ratio (an assumption
of 1: 10− 5 virus to fecal indicator organism) in Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment …