Food safety knowledge, optimistic bias and risk perception among food handlers in institutional food services

Rossi, Maria de Sousa Carvalho; Stedefeldt, Elke; Cunha, Diogo Thimóteo da; Rosso, Veridiana Vera de

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.09.016

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“…However, the present composition is consistent with the sample used by Cortese, Veiros, Feldman, and Cavalli () in their study on food handlers in Florianópolis‐SC, which comprised more men. Further, in the present sample, the predominant educational level was “completed high school,” corroborating the findings of de Rossi et al () and de Araujo et al (). Majority of the respondents had received some training or instruction on hygiene and food safety (74.1%).…”

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“…The composition of the sample, mostly comprising men (60.5%) aged 26 to 35 years, was different from the composition of the target population in the Brazilian region reported by Rossi, Stedefeldt, da Cunha, and de Rosso () and de Araujo, Botelho, Akutsu, and Araujo (). These authors found that food safety related jobs were dominated by women.…”

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“…The results of the process of translation and back translation were satisfactory because, according to the bilingual translators, the items were semantically similar to the original English version. The translation and back translation is a widely used method (Azari et al, 2017;Dentale et al, 2017;Frayssac et al, 2017;Lin et al, 2017;McCabe, Escoto, Cruz-Ortega, Munoz-Rojas, & Gattamorta, 2017), and it was a very suitable and reliable methodology for the present study, to that observed in this region alone (Behrens et al, 2010;Rossi et al, 2017). Further, as Sao Paulo's establishments have been reported to exhibit a higher degree of food legislation fitness (Saccol et al, 2015), the present sample may have been biased.…”

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“…Additionally, the geographical range of the present sample for the validation of the instrument was very low, as it was limited to the city of São Paulo. This may have restricted the cultural representativeness and the degree of training received by employees to that observed in this region alone (Behrens et al, ; Rossi et al, ). Further, as Sao Paulo's establishments have been reported to exhibit a higher degree of food legislation fitness (Saccol et al, ), the present sample may have been biased.…”

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Translation into Portuguese, adaptation, and validity assessment of the food safety climate self‐assessment tool

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Balian

2018

Journal of Food Safety

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The aims of this study were to translate into Portuguese, adapt, and test the reliability, internal consistency, conceptual equivalence, and validity of the food safety climate self‐assessment tool. Translation and back translation were performed to test the reliability, internal consistency, conceptual equivalence, and validity of the translated instrument. The process of translating and adapting the tool was completed successfully, and the Portuguese version developed in the present study was confirmed to be similar to the original tool. Practical applications The food safety climate self‐assessment tool translated and adapted to promote the evaluation of the food safety climate in the food industry from Portuguese language countries. This tool should be used by industry managers or owners to know the perception and the culture of food safety among the workers.

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Translation into Portuguese, adaptation, and validity assessment of the food safety climate self‐assessment tool

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Balian

2018

Journal of Food Safety

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“…As training can be reliant 82 upon knowledge acquisition and not application of behavior (Lelieveld et al 2016), the food 83 safety knowledge of trained food-handlers does not always result in the implementation of 84 safe food behaviors ). Food-handlers may demonstrate awareness of food 85 safety but often fail to translate knowledge into safe practices (Rossi et al 2016). It must be 86 considered that delivery of training and provision of suitable facilities alone does not 87 guarantee that staff will implement adequate hand-hygiene practices at all times.…”

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Video observation of hand-hygiene compliance in a manufacturer of ready-to-eat pie and pastry products

Evans

Redmond

2018

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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Food Industry Centre. Her research interests relate to the impact of human cognition and behavior 8 upon food safety throughout the food supply chain from production through to consumer handling, as 9 well as the design, development, implementation and evaluation of targeted interventions to reduce the 10 risk of foodborne illness from food safety malpractices. Her food safety research projects incorporate 11 three key area; food safety culture in the food and drink manufacturing and processing industry; 12 consumer food safety cognition and behavior in the domestic environment; and, food safety education, 13 communication and training in public health and healthcare settings with vulnerable patient groups, 14 family-caregivers and healthcare professionals. 15 Dr Elizabeth C. Redmond is a Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff Metropolitan University's 16 ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre. Her key academic interests and specialisms include determination 17 and linking cognitive (knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions and self-reported practices), behavioral 18 and microbiological data to assess/evaluate food safety risks. This also includes the development and 19 evaluation of highly focused food safety education/communication materials and interventions for 20 targeted 'at-risk audiences' and sectors in the food and drink industry. With more than 20 years of 21 research experience, I have undertaken research in a variety of fields relating to food safety/hygiene 22 and handling behaviors in range of settings including the domestic environment, hospitals, day 23 nursery's, food service environments, airlines and in the food industry. 24 2 Video Observation of Hand-Hygiene Compliance in a Manufacturer of 25 Ready-To-Eat Pie and Pastry Products 26 Food-handler hand-hygiene can be a contributory factor for foodborne illness. 27 Cognitive data (knowledge/attitudes/self-reported practices), while informative, are not 28 indicative of behavior, and are subject to biases. Consequently, observation of behavior 29 is superior to survey data. However, researcher presence in direct-observation increases 30 reactivity, whereas video-observation gives comprehensive analysis over a longer 31 period, furthermore, familiarity reduces reactivity. Although video-observation, has 32 been used to assess food safety at retail/foodservice, this valuable method is under-33 utilized in food-manufacturing environments. For the study, footage (24h) was 34 reviewed to assess compliance in a food-manufacturing site with company protocol. 35 Video-observation of food-handlers entering production (n=674) were assessed, upon 36 70 occasions no attempt to implement hand-hygiene was observed. Of attempted hand-37 hygiene practices (n=604), only 2% implemented compliant practices. Although 78% of 38 attempts utilized soap, only 42% included sanitizer. Duration ranged from 1-69s 39 (Median 17s). The study provides hand-hygiene data in an area that observational data 40 is seldom captured.41

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Parents' perceived risks and benefits on avoidance of street food near schools in Indonesia: Moderating role of school type

Nurhidayati,

Seo

2023

Psychology in the Schools

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This study identified the influence of parents' perceived risks and benefits on children's avoidance of street food near schools in Indonesia. It also assessed how food risk knowledge and trust in food sellers influence risk—benefit perceptions and the moderating effect of school type. An online survey was conducted with 576 parents of elementary schoolchildren in Jakarta and West Java, and structural equation modeling was performed to test the hypotheses. The results showed that parents' avoidance of street food near schools was significantly influenced by parents' health and sanitation risk perception and nutritional benefit perception. Parents' perceived health and sanitation risk and food risk in street food near schools increased as they gained more food risk knowledge. However, trust in food sellers decreased their perception of risks. Multiple group analysis revealed a moderating effect of school type. Some of the influences were observed only in the parents from public school. The findings suggest that government regulations, school‐based nutrition education, and parental support are needed to ensure safe and nutritious street food near schools; thus, schoolchildren can access safe, healthy, and nutritious foods.

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Food safety knowledge, optimistic bias and risk perception among food handlers in institutional food services

Cited by 93 publications

References 53 publications

Translation into Portuguese, adaptation, and validity assessment of the food safety climate self‐assessment tool

Translation into Portuguese, adaptation, and validity assessment of the food safety climate self‐assessment tool

Video observation of hand-hygiene compliance in a manufacturer of ready-to-eat pie and pastry products

Parents' perceived risks and benefits on avoidance of street food near schools in Indonesia: Moderating role of school type

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