“…However, the researches cover mainly foods of animal origin, due to their recognized higher importance on a epidemiological point of view towards foodborne diseases in comparison with foods of plant origins (Gadaga, Samende, Musuna, & Chibanda, 2008;Ghenghesh, Belhaj, El-Amin, El-Nefathi, & Zalmum, 2005;Hanashiro, Morita, Matté, Matté, & Torres, 2005;Haryani et al, 2007;Luca & Torres, 2006;Randrup et al, 2008). Studies related to the hygienic conditions of street-vended foods of plant origin are scarce.…”