Food safety behaviour in the home

Worsfold, Denise

doi:10.1108/00070709710168932

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“…This reiterates the observation that quantitative techniques, especially questionnaire surveys to elicit information, often provide little information on whether the respondents actually behave in the way claimed (11,31) ; hence the use of qualitative techniques like FGD has distinct methodological advantages.…”

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Use of food label information by urban consumers in India – a study among supermarket shoppers

Vemula

Gavaravarapu²,

Mendu³

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To study consumer knowledge and use of food labels. Design: A cross-sectional study employing both quantitative and qualitative methods. Intercept interviews were conducted with 1832 consumers at supermarket sites selected using a stratified random sampling procedure. This information was triangulated with twenty-one focus group discussions. Setting: New Delhi and Hyderabad, two metro-cities from north and south India. Subjects: Adolescent (10-19 years), adult (20-59 years) and elderly ($60 years) consumers. Results: While the national urban literacy rate is 84 %, about 99 % of the study participants were educated. About 45 % reported that they buy pre-packaged foods once weekly and about a fifth buy them every day. Taste, quality, convenience and ease of use are the main reasons for buying pre-packaged foods. Although 90 % of consumers across the age groups read food labels, the majority (81 %) looked only for the manufacturing date or expiry/best before date. Of those who read labels, only a third checked nutrition information and ingredients. Nutrient information on labels was not often read because most consumers either lacked nutrition knowledge or found the information too technical to understand. About 60 % read quality symbols. A positive association was found between education level and checking various aspects of food labels. Women and girls concerned about 'fat' and 'sugar' intake read the nutrition facts panel. Conclusions:The intention of promoting healthy food choices through use of food labels is not being completely met. Since a majority of people found it difficult to comprehend nutrition information, there is a need to take up educational activities and/or introduce new forms of labelling.

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confidence: 77%

Use of food label information by urban consumers in India – a study among supermarket shoppers

Vemula

Gavaravarapu²,

Mendu³

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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“…These include thoroughly reheating foods, washing cutting boards and utensils when switching between foods to prevent cross-contamination, storing foods appropriately, correct hand washing, storing foods at the correct temperature, and maintaining good personal hygiene. It has been estimated that at least 60% of food poisoning originates in the home rather than with food manufacturers of restaurants (Worsfold, 1997). It is because of principles like these that the last defence against food poisoning is often regarded as resting with the consumer (Gilbert, 1983).…”

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“…(Food Standards Agency). Food hygiene in the home has been identified as an important way to prevent food borne illnesses (Worsfold, 1997., Gilbert, 1983.…”

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Food hygiene knowledge in adolescents and young adults

Mullan

Wong

Todd

et al. 2015

British Food Journal

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to utilise the comprehensive Food Safety Knowledge Instrument to compare food hygiene knowledge across a population of high school and university students in Australia and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 475 students from secondary schools and universities in Australia and the UK took part in a survey, which included a Food Safety Knowledge Instrument and demographic items. Findings – Food safety knowledge was generally very low. High school students had a mean score of only 38 per cent, while university students just reached a “pass” with a mean of 54 per cent. Demographics accounted for 41 per cent of variance in food knowledge scores. Female gender, being at university rather than high school, and living out of home rather than with parents were associated with greater food knowledge. Residing in Australia rather than the UK and being older were also associated with greater knowledge; however, these findings were subsumed by education group. Socio-economic status was not a significant predictor of food knowledge. Practical implications – Identifying demographic and cultural differences in food knowledge can help to identify at-risk populations to better target in theory and knowledge-based interventions. Originality/value – This study is the first to apply the knowledge instrument in an Australian population. Understanding the baseline knowledge in this population is an important first step at developing effective interventions for food safety.

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“…Still, a large proportion of consumers seems to either lack knowledge concerning adequate refrigeration temperatures or do not check the temperatures of their refrigerators. (Worsfold & Griffith, 1997;Cody & Hogue, 2003;Knight et al 2003;Redmond & Griffith, 2003;Badrie et al, 2006; US Food and Drug Administration [FDA], 2006;Jevšnik et al, 2008). Food thermometers do not seem to be widely used (Cody & Hogue, 2003;Badrie et al, 2006;FDA, 2006).…”

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Safe Food Handling: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-Reported Practices of Turkish Consumers

Aygen¹

2012

IJBM

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This study examines Turkish consumers' perceptions and knowledge of safe food handling practices. Their attitudes, opinions, and self-reported practices in the purchase, transportation, storage, preparation, and consumption of food were studied. Data was collected from a total of 440 consumers living in Istanbul, Turkey through the use of a self-administered, structured, and undisguised questionnaire. A combination of stratified and systematic random sampling was used based on the incidence of having or not having experienced food-related illness within the past year. Significant differences were found to exist in the perceptions, opinions, knowledge, and self-reported practices of those who had experienced food-borne illness in the past twelve months versus those who had not. Significant differences were also found with respect to various demographic variables, especially, with respect to age and education levels. Implications of the study for various parties, namely, consumers, producers, retailers, and the state together with further research are also presented in the paper. These implications may be applicable in different countries as well, since food-borne diseases experienced due to bad food-handling practices still present a major challenge to peoples' health, in both the developed and the developing world.

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Food safety behaviour in the home

Cited by 118 publications

References 8 publications

Use of food label information by urban consumers in India – a study among supermarket shoppers

Use of food label information by urban consumers in India – a study among supermarket shoppers

Food hygiene knowledge in adolescents and young adults

Safe Food Handling: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-Reported Practices of Turkish Consumers

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