Using a Training Video to Improve Agricultural Workers' Knowledge of On-Farm Food Safety

Abstract

A training video was produced and evaluated to assess its impact on the food safety knowledge of agricultural workers. Increasing food safety knowledge on the farm may help to improve the safety of fresh produce. Surveys were used to measure workers' food safety knowledge before and after viewing the video. Focus groups were used to determine workers' views of the video and identify areas that could be improved. Results indicated a high level of food safety knowledge, but some significant improvements were observed. The project provides a framework for assessing videos as training tools and suggestions for further research.

TV cooking shows—Consumer entertainment or education?

“…From a food safety point of view in the European region, German TV cooking shows were some of the most recently analyzed subjects (Geppert et al, 2019). In North America, the first study was conducted in Canada (Mathiasen et al, 2004), which was later replicated in the United States (Irlbeck et al, 2009). A few years later, Maughan et al (2017) also researched this topic, but on a larger scale in the United States.…”