| Identification and classification of consumer food-handling behaviors for food safety education. | |
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PMID: 11716314 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To identify key behaviors associated with major food safety pathogen control factors. DESIGN: World Wide Web-based descriptive study with 4 tasks: compile a list of food-handling behaviors from the literature; use Delphi process to build consensus, rank order, and edit lists of behaviors; assess content and construct validity; and review results of Delphi process at a summit meeting of selected experts to make final recommendations for a food safety behavior list. SUBJECTS/SETTING: A convenience sample of 10 epidemiologists, 11 food microbiologists, 10 food safety educators, and 10 food safety policy makers was recruited from lists of nationally known experts. Twenty-four experts completed 4 rounds of surveys presented to them via a Web site. Six experts attended a face-to-face meeting to finalize behavior lists. Statistical analyses performed Descriptive statistics and sum of observation data were used to determine rank order and validity. RESULTS: Twenty-nine key food-handling behaviors for maintaining the safety of food and reducing the number of cases and outbreaks of foodborne illness were identified. These were rank-ordered within 5 pathogen control factors: practice personal hygiene, cook foods adequately, avoid cross-contamination, keep foods at safe temperatures, and avoid foods from unsafe sources. APPLICATIONS/CONCLUSIONS: This list of rank-ordered behaviors grouped by pathogen control factor should help dietitians and educators confidently teach food safety guidance that will be most effective in preventing illness. |
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Authors:
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L C Medeiros; P Kendall; V Hillers; G Chen; S DiMascola |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Dietetic Association Volume: 101 ISSN: 0002-8223 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Diet Assoc Publication Date: 2001 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-11-21 Completed Date: 2001-12-07 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503061 Medline TA: J Am Diet Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1326-39 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210-1295, USA. |
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Consumer Product Safety* Cookery* Cross Infection Food Contamination / prevention & control Food Handling / methods* Food Microbiology Foodborne Diseases / prevention & control* Health Education Humans Hygiene* Risk Assessment Risk Management Safety Temperature United States |
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