Assesment of the Implementation of Street Food Monitoring to Improve Food Safety: Role of Education Authority and Health Authority

Street foods are expected to contribute energy and other useful nutrients for growing school children. The objective of this study was to assess the implementation of street food in Bekasi, particularly role of education and health authority. The assesment was based on qualitative method, using round table discussion and supported by secondary data. The results showed problems of school children street foods seller in terms of personal higiene, how to manage, manner of presentation, storage, quality of food and habits of the child was still not good. Policies related to the management and supervision in schools has been carried out from the center (National Food and Drug Board, Ministry of Health) and the local government, but the implementation was not well coordinated about, who was the most responsible in supervision of the street food at school. The national and West Java Province authorities suggested that the monitoring control of street food in elementary school should be handed over to by the local government district/city.