FEDCOT (Regd. No. 227/90)

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FEDCOT (Regd. No. 227/90)

• Federation of Consumer Organisations Tamilnadu
  Pondicherry (FEDCOT)
• Prof. P. Duraisingam,
• Chairman Chief Functionary FEDCOT
• 2/84, Melachatram Street,
• Paramakudi 623 707,
• Ramanathapuram District,
• Tamil Nadu, India.

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Profile The Federation of Consumer
Organisations Tamilnadu Pondicherry (FEDCOT)

• The Federation of Consumer Organisations
• Tamilnadu Pondicherry (FEDCOT)
• Is a secular, civic minded, voluntary and non
• profitable organisation.
• Volunteerism is the main thrust of FEDCOT.

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FEDCOT

• Registered under society Registration Act of
  Tamilnadu.
• FEDCOT was founded in the State of Tamilnadu in
  1990 with 18 member organisations.
• Now 375 member organisations are affiliated with
  FEDCOT in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry.
• More than 200 member councils in Semi-urban and
  Rural areas.

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Vision

• FEDCOT towards Quality of Life. Its main
  concern is not only value for money but more so,
  the value of people and the quality of life.
  Achieving this quality of life is FEDCOTs vision

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Motto

• Quality of Life through Awareness

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Mission

• FEDCOT acts as a Research, Training, Education,
  Awareness creating and Advocacy group. It builds
  linkages and works in partnership with community
  based organisations and grass root communities to
  strengthen their capacity and empower them to
  participate through initiatives in socio,
  economic accountable governance, sustainable
  agriculture, gender equalization and ecological
  endeavours

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Safety of Street Food Vending
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INTRODUCTION

• Access to nutritionally adequate and safe food
  is a right of each individual.
• Street food vendors are those who do not have a
  permanent place of sale and are very often mobile
  or semi-mobile.

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INTRODUCTION

• Street Food Vendings are situated on the
  pavements, on roadside, outside complexes,
  Government offices, beaches, parks etc.
• Ensure availability of food at affordable prices
  on the street for all classes of consumers,

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INTRODUCTION

• Street food vending as a business, provides a
  means of livelihood to many unemployed in the
  urban area.
• Govt. to take necessary legislative actions to
  ensure the availability of safe food, free from
  food-borne diseases.
• Vendors are often treated as a nuisance.

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FINDINGS

• Street food vendors play an important
  socio-economic role in terms of employment
  potential, particularly for women
• Vendors usually locate themselves in places that
  are easily accessible to consumers

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• The pavements - roadside near bus stops schools
  parks - government offices etc.
• Also located near garbage dumps and municipal
  drains.

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ROLE OF WOMEN

• Women provide assistance to the vendor-owner in
  preparing
• serving of food, in the cleaning of the utensils
• used for the purpose of cooking and in cleaning
  the vessels that are used for serving food.

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THREAT TO HYGIENE

• Varieties of food available at a street vendors
  stall are numerous and a wide range of them are
  capable of posing health hazard.
• food is prepared in the area of vending operation
• the pavement that is exposed to vehicular
  emissions, garbage, sewage etc. Food cooked in
  such conditions is bound to have contamination.

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• vendors hardly have any infrastructural
  facilities for their vending business.
• They are not legally recognised and therefore do
  not enjoy or demand any facilities, even basic
  facilities like supply of water.

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WHAT ACT SAYS

• The PFA (Prevention of Food Adulteration Act)
  provides for regular inspection of food sold.
• But food has not been inspected and no action has
  been taken against them with regard to their food
  being unfit for consumption.
• Almost all the street food vendors complain of
  harassment by police and the municipal
  authorities.

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FACILITIES

• Vending units lack basic infrastructure
  facilities.
• No access to clean water - adequate lighting -
  availability of garbage disposal and garbage
  collection facilities.
• safety of food served at the vending areas is
  vital.
• Training in issues relating to food handling,
  food safety, adulteration and nutrition might be
  necessary.
• The study found that none of the vendors had
  undergone any such training.

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STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS

• The study recommend that basic training (in the
  form of information and demonstrations) might be
  required.
• Street food cannot and must not be termed
  illegal.
• Registration of street food vendors is desirable.
• a registration help legitimise and de-stigmatise
  street vending operation also save the vendors
  from undue harassment.
• Street vendors may register themselves and obtain
  an identification card specifying the place of
  vending and the kind of vending operation.

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STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS

• When Master Plans are drawn up streets that can
  be used for vending and the time within which
  they can be used for vending maybe specified.
• No-hawking zones or hawking zones may be
  specified.
• Periodic food inspection is necessary to ensure
  that the quality of the food served is safe.
• Water should be provided by the local government
  authorities to the street food vendor in light of
  the earlier Supreme Court directive that it is
  the responsibility of the State to provide water
  to all.

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STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS

• Street food vendors need training to handle and
  serve food in the context of contamination of
  food. Training should include on-job training and
  through the demonstration method.

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STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS

• A self-regulatory mechanism would work best,
  supported by educational institutions, NGOs etc.
• The community should also be involved in
  monitoring the vendors.
• The community is gradually able to take on the
  responsibility.

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STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS

• An overall policy or a law that recognises and
  legitimises street food vending is necessary to
  protect their rights.
• The media should be used to educate consumers
  about the various facets of street food and
  clarify the myths surrounding it.
• The Government of Indias Draft National Policy
  on Street Vendors (issued in February 2003) was
  to be revisited in light of these
  recommendations.

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Thank you.