Unlike many other developing countries, India lags behind in sanitary conditions in food processing environment and therefore the risk of food borne diseases that spread through street food remains high. To keep this in mind, the present investigation is to analyze the street foods for the presence of bacterial pathogens that are greater responsible for outbreak of food poisoning (infection and intoxications). The collected food samples were processed bacteriologically and found positive to Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Staphylococcus and Escherichia coli. Out of 70 food samples collected from 5 different areas of a city, 10 food samples showed bacterial isolates. The isolates were Salmonella typhimurium (boiled egg bonda, kurma), Shigella dysenteriae (panipuri and sugarcane juice), Escherichia coli (water, grape juice and jigardhandha), Staphylococcus aureus (kurma and fruit salad) and Vibrio cholerae (buttermilk and chat). All the samples were subjected to Campylobacter isolate with selective culturing but there is no isolate was found during the study period. The study pointed out the lack of knowledge and practices about food hygiene and sanitary conditions among the street food vendors. Further the maintenance of appropriate hygiene and sanitation in and around the vicinity of the street stall would lessen the food contamination and outbreaks of food borne diseases.
