International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Raj Bardhan and Somdutt Tripathi

abstract
Food safety is an essential part to everyone and food handlers like street vendors are the key persons to ensure the food safety through processing, preparation and retailing. The aim of this study was to test the consumer’s awareness on food safety. Using random sampling procedure, 80 respondents were collected from two districts named Bhagalpur and Banka of Bihar. A questionnaire was administered to these respondents: 40 each from Bhagalpur and Banka district. Factor analysis confirmed that hygiene. The present study reveals that the customer is more aware about their personal hygiene but not about the good food safety practices. The study proposed that government should implement policies for the good food safety practices by considering the health related issues of the customers.