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N Kogha
Department of Radiology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 07, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria
OE Emuoghenerue
Department of Radiology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 07, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria
E Ebereghwa
Department of Family Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 07, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria.
EB Anyanwu
Department of Radiology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 07, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria
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The Possible Health Impact Of Mobile Wheel-Barrow Bound Live Cooking Eatery: The Inherent Danger To The Society
Vol 10 No 2 (2024): Volume 10 Number 2
Submitted: Aug 9, 2024
Published: Aug 9, 2024
Abstract
Ideal eateries are sited in buildings where food vendors sell cooked food to their customers. These customers are usually not exposed to the smoke that comes off firewood or charcoal used in preparing
the food. They are also not exposed to the intense heat that comes off the cooking fire. However, mobile wheel barrow bound cooking eatery poses potential health hazards to the food vendors, customers and passers-by as the mobile eateries are constantly “being wheeled along”. The smoke from the live fire when inhaled can predispose to respiratory diseases and death in serious cases. The food vendors are also affected by intense heat from sunlight which may predispose to skin cancers. This review is aimed at highlighting the potential health risks of mobile live cooking eatery to the eatery owner, customers and the society at large.
Key words: Mobile food vendors, Inhalational injury, Food-borne diseases, Health impact