srjalsSRJALSSRJALS2788-9386https://doi.org/10.47310/srjals.2021.v01i01.009Compliance of Rural and Urban Food Vendors to Food Safety Regulations in Oyo State, NigeriaD.F.OlajubutuO.M.OlogunduduM.B.AdegbiteDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaDespite the food safety measures by the Nigerian Government, food safety is still being compromised especially at grassroots level. This study examined the compliance of rural and urban food vendors to food safety regulations in Oyo State. The study was conducted in 5 zones in Afijio LGA; namely Awe, Ilora (urban areas); Jobele, Akinmorin and Fiditi (rural areas). A multi stage sampling technique was used to select 86 vendors ranging from restaurants, hotels, bukaterias/canteens and hawkers while data was collected through interview schedule. Percentages, Chi-square, PPMC and T-test were used for data analysis. The result indicated that a higher number of females (90.7%) were involved in food vending. Majority (89.5%) had a high level of awareness on food safety regulations. Most respondents obtained information from food canteen association (86.0 %) and health workers (62.8 %). The respondents identified inadequate supply of electricity (51.2 %) as the major challenge faced by food vendors. Although, more than half (53.5 %) of the respondents had high level of compliance to food safety regulations, the type of food vendor (χ2 = 7.664, p = 0.022) had significant relationship with their compliance. Moreover, there was a significant difference (t = 9.597, p = 0.003) between the level of compliance of rural and urban food vendors to food safety regulations. The study concluded that rural food vendors had lower compliance to food safety regulations and recommended that more measures be taken to enforce compliance of food vendors to food safety regulations in the rural areas.