Vendors' success from hygiene lessons

beach · Apr 17th, 2005, 15:25

Vendors sustain Calcutta's population of 10 million

Street food vendors in the Indian city of Calcutta say they are experiencing a big upturn in trade after receiving lessons in basic hygiene.

It is estimated there may be more than 100,000 open-air food vendors in Calcutta, selling a variety of products, from tea and sweets to full meals and savoury snacks.

However, those who eat at roadside stalls often later complained of diseases and illness.

As a result, the Indian government has taken the initiative to train the food vendors, with a pilot project run by the All India Institute Of Health And Hygiene together with UN's health and food organisations.

"Calcutta's street food doesn't have a large chemical contamination, doesn't have any large physical contamination," Indira Chakrabarti, a scientist at the institute, told the BBC World Service's Outlook programme....... (full story at BBC World)

Sunray · Apr 17th, 2005, 15:54

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Originally Posted by beach

Vendors sustain Calcutta's population of 10 million

Street food vendors in the Indian city of Calcutta say they are experiencing a big upturn in trade after receiving lessons in basic hygiene.

It is estimated there may be more than 100,000 open-air food vendors in Calcutta, selling a variety of products, from tea and sweets to full meals and savoury snacks.

However, those who eat at roadside stalls often later complained of diseases and illness.

As a result, the Indian government has taken the initiative to train the food vendors, with a pilot project run by the All India Institute Of Health And Hygiene together with UN's health and food organisations.

"Calcutta's street food doesn't have a large chemical contamination, doesn't have any large physical contamination," Indira Chakrabarti, a scientist at the institute, told the BBC World Service's Outlook programme....... (full story at BBC World)

Thats good.

Its struck me as amazing just how little work would be necessary to make them so much safer. Indians are hardly work shy people. Covering their produce from flys would be the one thing that would tempt me to buying. Cant be eating food that has had a swarm of flys attack it first.

phobal · Apr 18th, 2005, 09:52

Still a lot of room for improvement, unfortunently. I can't wait to try the vendors though!

christie · May 2nd, 2005, 13:17

does anyone know if they plan on running a similar program in delhi?

Apr 17th, 2005, 15:25	#1
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	Vendors' success from hygiene lessons Vendors sustain Calcutta's population of 10 million Street food vendors in the Indian city of Calcutta say they are experiencing a big upturn in trade after receiving lessons in basic hygiene. It is estimated there may be more than 100,000 open-air food vendors in Calcutta, selling a variety of products, from tea and sweets to full meals and savoury snacks. However, those who eat at roadside stalls often later complained of diseases and illness. As a result, the Indian government has taken the initiative to train the food vendors, with a pilot project run by the All India Institute Of Health And Hygiene together with UN's health and food organisations. "Calcutta's street food doesn't have a large chemical contamination, doesn't have any large physical contamination," Indira Chakrabarti, a scientist at the institute, told the BBC World Service's Outlook programme....... (full story at BBC World)

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