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Glove Changing Habits in Mobile Food Vendors in New York City

Author(s) -

Corey H. Basch,

Laura A. Guerra,

Zerlina MacDonald,

Myladys Marte,

Charles E. Basch

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of community health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1573-3610

pISSN - 0094-5145

DOI - 10.1007/s10900-014-9987-7

Subject(s) - cart , environmental health , business , medicine , geography , archaeology

The aim of this study was to determine how often mobile food cart vendors in New York City (NYC) changed gloves after exchanging money, which is required by the current NYC health code as one of various measures to prevent foodborne illness. A total of 100 carts (10 carts in 10 zones) throughout Manhattan were observed. In the majority (56.9%, n = 1,026) of the 1,804 money exchanges, food cart vendors did not change their gloves. Not changing gloves after exchanging money was widespread regardless of food type served (46.6% for breakfast to 63.7% for lunch), and across all 10 zones. Not changing gloves after touching money may result in indirect transmission of agents of disease and pose health risks for consumers.

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