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Even in the modern era with increased awareness about foodborne illness, it still remains a serious public healthissue, everywhere around the world, and food handling, preparation and service are crucial practices for foodsafety. The factor of cookware preparation, storage systems, and/or the versatility and level of education of foodhandlers are all types of food safety factors that directly or indirectly influence food safety to somedegree. Properly nailing down food hygiene first entails looking closely into personal hygiene and the conduct ofemployees working in food businesses. The food handlers with poor personal hygiene may, in close proximity tothe food, be carriers of intestinal helminths, protozoa, and enteropathogenic bacteria. This is when the hands of thehandlers can carry excreta from their feces, and they spread it into food with their fingers, thereby leading toinfections in the customers. This study assessed the most influential risk factors causing food vendor's illness,identifies several of them, like the groceries, raw food and quality; food prepared and handled in the streets;transportation; absence of regulations involving time and specific holding temperature; and the environment'scleanliness. Nevertheless, the research work came to reveal that various aspects of street food safety arepersistently being taken into much account in consuming what belongs to dissimilar socio-economicgrouping. Therefore, since the economic benefits of street food trading are incalculable, it is very critical thatauthorities strengthened and implemented the policies/ regulations in order to ensure food safety.Keywords: Foodborne illnesses, Food safety, Food handling, Food vendors, Street food