Not All Street Food Is Bad: Low Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella enterica in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meats in Ghana Is Associated with Good Vendors’ Knowledge of Meat Safety

• Main Authors: Martin Aduah, Frederick Adzitey, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Akebe Luther King Abia, Rejoice Ekli, Gabriel Ayum Teye, Amir H. M. Shariff, Nurul Huda
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34649/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34649/2/Full.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34649/; https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/5/1011; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10051011
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Foodborne infections due to the consumption of meat is a significant threat to public health. However, good vendor and consumer knowledge of meat safety could prevent meat contamination with and transmission of foodborne pathogens like Salmonella. Thus, this study investigated the vendor and consume...