Santo Domingo.- The National District City Council and the Public Health Ministry will work together to regulate street vendors, to guarantee the quality of the food the population consumes.
Mayor Roberto Salcedo and Health minister Bautista Rojas said from now on all food vendors -whether fixed or mobile- must have Public Health’s sanitary permit and meet all requirements, and must undergo lab tests to uncover any disease and guarantee safety, before selling to the public.
They must also posses a good behavior document from the Police and will have to wear a uniform.
Salcedo said an ongoing census has registered around 2,500 vendors in public spaces so far, a figure he said constantly increases.
The officials said the meetings to orient the vendors have already begun, and warned that those who don’t meet the requirements won’t be able to utilize any public space, which will be organized so that several people don’t sell the same product in a one place.
Written by: Cacique, 19 Aug 2009 12:03 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Aw man, now it won't tast as good.
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
It will still be mystery meat but the government will collect fees and the cops will have a new shakedown
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 12:33 PM
From: United States, Chicago
the empanadas made at the factory are good to eat, but you still will never know how old the cooking oil is
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
FredC,
I really like the "tostones & carne frita". I am going to miss the "chicharrones" and "morsilla", too.
Hope they don't go overboard with regulations and that it is all done for right reasons. Otherwise they'll just increase beuraucratic process and cost.
I would expect price to increase anyway, as this practice will reduce competition. But all in all, this could be good, and cleanliness and quality could improve. Also, if we make it both cleaner and safer, then maybe tourists would be more inclined to try it and drop some of their hard currency-which would be good for everybody.
Uniforms would make everyone look more professional and eliminate tattered and dirty clothes-hopefully. On the other hand, this could have a negative impact on grass-roots level private entrpreneurialship, and that could be sad.
Written by: josean, 19 Aug 2009 12:43 PM
From: United States
Don't worry though, you are still free to sell Drugs!
Eh Pa' Lante Que Vamos!
Written by: Perez, 19 Aug 2009 2:55 PM
From: Dominican Republic
lol!!!! i can count on Josean for high level criticism!!! XD
Written by: mrios, 19 Aug 2009 3:00 PM
From: United States
While some may look at the move by the Public Health Minister as an infringement requiring vendors to seek an operating permit on Public places as costly. I can only speak for myself, but.....On my next visit to the DR and get a wiff of that good ol Dominican Food cooking it will be a welcome sight [sign] to see an valid Health approved Operating Permit posted for all to see.
Although I'm careful what and where I eat I never got sick, only upon my return to the U.S.
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 3:04 PM
From: United States, Chicago
I love qipe and yaroa in front of Hotel Matum in Santiago
Written by: josean, 19 Aug 2009 3:21 PM
From: United States
mrios,
And just because the government taxes the private entrepreneurs you assume the license represents due diligence and actual compliance with international sanitary standards; or did they pay off an official off and got a license.
I hope you feel better in probably paying more for something that has the potential of making you just as sick as before!
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 3:50 PM
From: United States, Chicago
that food does not make you sick. you just have to know what carts are clean. Ask the local people which carts are clean they know. Also, if you are a first time tourist you might get sick, but if you are always in DR then you should be fine.
But a little sanitary permit will not make me feel any better. You can be in any big city in the world and find roaches and rats in the kitchens
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
You can be in any big city in the world and find roaches and rats in the kitchens and the streets and the government
Written by: josean, 19 Aug 2009 4:10 PM
From: United States
Point of information;
When you buy your salt pretzel with mustard from the street vendors in downtown Manhattan, ever wonder where they wash there hands after relieving themselves in the street.
Ah but don't worry the have NYC Health Department permit!
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 4:32 PM
From: United States, Chicago
some use plastic gloves but they probably pee with the gloves on
Written by: Edward, 19 Aug 2009 4:48 PM
From: United States, Faux News: Unfair Imbalance
I'm gonna miss the fly poop on my pork and yaniqueques! :(
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 5:03 PM
From: United States, Chicago
the good thing is that mast Dominicans always have a baseball cap on even while cooking your street food. Less hair in your fast food.
Written by: danny00, 19 Aug 2009 5:12 PM
From: United States
I hope you feel better in probably paying more for something that has the potential of making you just as sick as before!, IT HAS A great potenial TO MAKE YOU SICK.... very, very, HOT IN THE DR.., FOOD KEEP OUT IN THE open FOR HOURS AT A TIME, MANY CUSTOMERS TOUCH THE FOOD WITH THEIR HANDS AND THEN PLACE IT BACK,, and if you use dirty rags to clean your cart thats not CLEANING IT IS IT?... ... ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS!....... hey! it can be new york city, anywhere you have to be very carefull with street vendors...HAD TO0 TAKE MY WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL ONE DAY AFTER SHE ATE SOME PICKA POLLO......
take my chances EATING AT HOME....
Written by: danny00, 19 Aug 2009 5:16 PM
From: United States
talk about PRETZELS.... in new york i YES WONDER ABOUT THE CLEAN HANDS.... YES in new york and for SURE IN THE DR.... at least they have some CONTROL IN NEW YORK.... but whos checking in the dominican republic?....
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 5:21 PM
From: United States, Chicago
the ketchup and mayo in the sun
Written by: danny00, 19 Aug 2009 5:23 PM
From: United States
PEE WITH GLOVES ON, RATS, BUGS, THEIR GOES MY DINNER...... sorry i went to this site today.... maybe i will never EAT AGAIN... no pretzels, no chicken, no nothing any more....HEY! wait a minute super market jose luis in puerto plata has a restaurant up stairs.... the FOODS REALLY GOOD FOR AROUND $100RDS FOR LUNCH... so he uses all the rotten food or the food that would have to go in the garbage this restaurant as in most big supermarkets is a REAL GOLD MINE FOR THEM...
Written by: danny00, 19 Aug 2009 5:30 PM
From: United States
is any one checking the RESTAURANTS that the super markets have inside of them? does any one check the KiTCHENS AND WHOS DOING THE COOKING?...and the condition of the food they are putting in to theses lunches and dinners?.... ARE THE PLATES AND FOLKS AND KNIFES CLEANED?... do they even have hot water to clean them?..HEY! never did i ever see one dish washer....TAP WATER, ONE DIRTY RAG TO DRY THE PLATE..... yes you can get sick in new york.. ok no problem 1,000 percent more CHANCE IN SANTO DOMINGO...
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 5:38 PM
From: United States, Chicago
lol danny. how about the ice cubes that they put into your glass of whiskey/rum? toilet water???
Written by: danny00, 19 Aug 2009 5:52 PM
From: United States
the ice cubes did it..... thanks alot... i used to think about this... but now i know and im going to one hospital to be checked out "NOW"...
man im sick....
Written by: josean, 19 Aug 2009 5:55 PM
From: United States
Guys don't worry the whiskey killed any potential germs!
Written by: xwill7, 19 Aug 2009 5:58 PM
From: United States, Chicago
lol yes and they say that the more whiskey and rum that you have in your blood, less mosqitos will bite you
Written by: Amber, 19 Aug 2009 6:40 PM
From: United States
Oh well... a few germs here and there are good for building up your immune system. My daughter was working at a pizza place (while in high school) and told me about all the cock roaches that she would see all over the place whenever they would first open for the day. It still had a 98% rating from the Health Dept. I never went back to eat there. I remember one day that I went to the drive-thru at a McDonald's and while sitting in my car waiting for my order, I saw at least 8 to 10 mice right by the back door. Never went back there either. I have found chewing gum in my salad, dead bugs and other strange creatures in my food at other places. I'm talking about here in the USA.
And then, I'm sure you all have seen what some cooks and servers do to your food if you complain or they are not happy with you.
Written by: fedadiaz, 19 Aug 2009 7:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Se jodieron los chimichurris,fritureros, yaniqueques, friquitaquis y el mabi, los jalaos, biembesabes y masitas, conconetes y raspadura, rosquetes y dulce de coco.
Se jodio la vaina.
From now on , selling drugs will be the solution for the fritureros. OMG.
Opening a fonda is not business any more.
From: United States, Richmond, Texas
Make them comply with Serv-Safe standards AFTER the inspectors and the owners go through the course. Otherwise its just a sham.
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
xwill,
You said: "lol yes and they say that the more whiskey and rum that you have in your blood, less mosqitos will bite you"
It's not that they bite you less, it is that you don't feel them as much.
Written by: mrios, 20 Aug 2009 1:29 AM
From: United States
Josean
Look at it this way ADDED PROTEIN ?
You are what you eat.
At least it will beat X-Lax.
How about TB, Hepatitis and assorted other goodies from the food preparers, cooks and other workers who come in contact prior to serving ?
.
Maybe I'm picky when it comes to where and what I eat, all should.
Amber Amber,
To the rescue, AGAIN......Thanks for those words of wisdom.
ALL take care, and remember......If it moves,craws or fly's after being so-called properly cooked....words of wisdom.........DON'T EAT IT.
ALL take real care and Bon Apatite !
From: Dominican Republic
I think it would be a better idea to require lawmakers to actually show up for some of the legislative sessions. Or requiring all "public servants" to disclose to source of their fortunes. Or subjecting any and all personnel issuing a fake document to stiff penalties.
But let's start with the most important issue first. The quality of street food.
Written by: clinker, 20 Aug 2009 11:33 AM
From: Dominican Republic
dominican cuisine is like usa 50 years ago, just mustard and ketchup and white bread and lunch meat, lousy salad (ice berg lettuce) with VINEGAR?! oh sure i have tried the sweet bananas that taste like delicious cake and the moro can be awesome. did you know tourists and those new here can get sick just re-heating last nights rice? not major sick, but it can clean you out.
Written by: xwill7, 20 Aug 2009 12:04 PM
From: United States, Chicago
what the heck are you talking about clinker??? If you go to a real restaurant you can eat great Dominican plates. Stop eating at the local bar/bodega!
Written by: mrios, 20 Aug 2009 5:05 PM
From: United States
Flop, Flop, Fizz, Fizz OH! what a relief it is.....
My upset Stomach problems begins within 12 hrs. once I touch ground in the U.S, after all that natural food with no Artificial Additives, Sweeteners, Processed foods, Color, Preservatives, Growth Hormones etc..etc..
Unlike in the U.S a normal can of whatever has a shelf life of 1 plus years. It is any wonder why the U.S leads the World in Cancer"s ?
In the U.S good thing we have product labeling.
Thanks for the FDA....next time before you open an caned item of anything....read the ingredients, it may SHOCK you, then again maybe not.
CAREFUL WHAT YOU EAT.....
Written by: xwill7, 20 Aug 2009 5:50 PM
From: United States, Chicago
Use PepcidAC
Written by: guest809, 20 Aug 2009 6:54 PM
From: United States
Don't the officials think the public has good enough sense to judge for them self? I have eaten at the fritarias on the streets for over 40 years and never have I gotten sick from it. Most people can judge weather something is good or not and after something is fried at over 350 degrees, what pathogenes could survive that? Baloony on that kind of regulations that give the officials an oportunity to suck pesos off the poor little guys trying to make a days living. To the tourist, it is an adventure, some will go for the food and others want McDonalds hamburgers no matter where they travel. If they want to control something let them go to the big established resturants and check their cleanliness out!!!!
Written by: mrios, 20 Aug 2009 7:56 PM
From: United States
Guest809,
Years back I had a Friend who worked for blank blank in Beverly Hills, California and the story's He used to tell me were SHOCKING half the Employees were Illegal Mexican's working minimum wage, no over time pay, vacation or Health benefits, and as far as cleanliness............Yeah right !
So your right be careful where and what you eat.....and who prepares it.
PASS THE "PEPTO".
Written by: Grosero, 20 Aug 2009 10:22 PM
From: United States
There is a street vender in Hanni that makes the best "POLLO FRITO" I ever eaten
It does not wiggle, crawl or move like KFC's in SD..
Written by: mrios, 21 Aug 2009 12:35 AM
From: United States
Grosero,
HURRY ! please send me the address or Street corner, I'm always game for new mouth watering
YUM YUM adventures.
Take care.
From: United States, THE SKE
"You can be in any big city in the world and find roaches and rats in the kitchens and the streets and the government"
stop being so hard on yourself fred!!! lolololol jajajaja
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I really like the "tostones & carne frita". I am going to miss the "chicharrones" and "morsilla", too.
Hope they don't go overboard with regulations and that it is all done for right reasons. Otherwise they'll just increase beuraucratic process and cost.
I would expect price to increase anyway, as this practice will reduce competition. But all in all, this could be good, and cleanliness and quality could improve. Also, if we make it both cleaner and safer, then maybe tourists would be more inclined to try it and drop some of their hard currency-which would be good for everybody.
Uniforms would make everyone look more professional and eliminate tattered and dirty clothes-hopefully. On the other hand, this could have a negative impact on grass-roots level private entrpreneurialship, and that could be sad.
Eh Pa' Lante Que Vamos!
Although I'm careful what and where I eat I never got sick, only upon my return to the U.S.
And just because the government taxes the private entrepreneurs you assume the license represents due diligence and actual compliance with international sanitary standards; or did they pay off an official off and got a license.
I hope you feel better in probably paying more for something that has the potential of making you just as sick as before!
But a little sanitary permit will not make me feel any better. You can be in any big city in the world and find roaches and rats in the kitchens
When you buy your salt pretzel with mustard from the street vendors in downtown Manhattan, ever wonder where they wash there hands after relieving themselves in the street.
Ah but don't worry the have NYC Health Department permit!
take my chances EATING AT HOME....
man im sick....
And then, I'm sure you all have seen what some cooks and servers do to your food if you complain or they are not happy with you.
Se jodio la vaina.
From now on , selling drugs will be the solution for the fritureros. OMG.
Opening a fonda is not business any more.
You said: "lol yes and they say that the more whiskey and rum that you have in your blood, less mosqitos will bite you"
It's not that they bite you less, it is that you don't feel them as much.
Look at it this way ADDED PROTEIN ?
You are what you eat.
At least it will beat X-Lax.
How about TB, Hepatitis and assorted other goodies from the food preparers, cooks and other workers who come in contact prior to serving ?
.
Maybe I'm picky when it comes to where and what I eat, all should.
Amber Amber,
To the rescue, AGAIN......Thanks for those words of wisdom.
ALL take care, and remember......If it moves,craws or fly's after being so-called properly cooked....words of wisdom.........DON'T EAT IT.
ALL take real care and Bon Apatite !
But let's start with the most important issue first. The quality of street food.
My upset Stomach problems begins within 12 hrs. once I touch ground in the U.S, after all that natural food with no Artificial Additives, Sweeteners, Processed foods, Color, Preservatives, Growth Hormones etc..etc..
Unlike in the U.S a normal can of whatever has a shelf life of 1 plus years. It is any wonder why the U.S leads the World in Cancer"s ?
In the U.S good thing we have product labeling.
Thanks for the FDA....next time before you open an caned item of anything....read the ingredients, it may SHOCK you, then again maybe not.
CAREFUL WHAT YOU EAT.....
Years back I had a Friend who worked for blank blank in Beverly Hills, California and the story's He used to tell me were SHOCKING half the Employees were Illegal Mexican's working minimum wage, no over time pay, vacation or Health benefits, and as far as cleanliness............Yeah right !
So your right be careful where and what you eat.....and who prepares it.
PASS THE "PEPTO".
It does not wiggle, crawl or move like KFC's in SD..
HURRY ! please send me the address or Street corner, I'm always game for new mouth watering
YUM YUM adventures.
Take care.
stop being so hard on yourself fred!!! lolololol jajajaja