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    Food packaging practices for street vended rice meals
    (KNUST, 2019-06) Apoh, Linda
    Choice of packaging material for food is very crucial, as the package has numerous benefits such as concealing and protecting food from external environmental influences and preserves the food for future use. However, relatively little is known about the knowledge of package materials by vendors for street vended rice meals and also consumers reactions food packaging practices the street vended rice meals. This study therefore examined the food packaging practices for street vended rice meals in Lashibi. A structured questionnaire was designed and used to collect data from 67 vendors and 322 customers. The statistical software, STATA version 13, was used to analyse the data. The study found that the preferred ready to eat rice meal was jollof and waakye. With takeaway pack being the most preferred medium for packaging of food for both food vendors and consumers. It was also observed that both rice meal vendors and consumers have relatively high knowledge on food packaging practices and there is a significant relationship between the background characteristics of the respondents and their choice of food packaging. The study however, concludes that there is no significant relationship between the level of knowledge of people on food packaging practices and their choice of food packaging. The study therefore recommends that the Ministry of Health and the Foods and Drugs Authority should intensify education on food packaging practices and their health implications. This will go a long way to influence the decision making of both consumers and food vendors with regards to food packaging practices.