Street food is popular in Nigeria but safety is not regulated.
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Biological and chemical substances are the most common food contaminants and account for over 200 food-borne illnesses.
“Fat cakes” are incredibly popular in cities and townships across sub-Saharan Africa. But they are also unhealthy because of their high carbohydrate content.
Cities have long resisted the public demand for street food vendors, but the pandemic may reverse those restrictions for good.
Street vendors are the most visible of the people who work in the informal sector – up to half the urban workforce in cities like Manila – but whose needs and rights receive no official recognition.
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