Street vendors arrested for unsanitary food prep, deputies report
The Bakersfield Californian | Monday, Jul 21 2008 12:18 PM
Last Updated: Monday, Jul 21 2008 1:07 PM

Seven people were arrested Saturday in a sweep of street vendors operating without a license and preparing food in an unsanitary way, the Kern County Sheriff’s Department reported.

Deputies, accompanied by county Environmental Services inspectors and immigration officers, found an outdoor kitchen in the rear yard of 1117 Vista St. where food was being prepared for street vendors.

The health inspectors said no one has reported getting sick from eating the food of the vendors, but the inspectors said the way the food was prepared was “a health risk.â€