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PMID: 14760565 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare consumer food-handling behaviors with the Fight BAC! consumer food-safety recommendations. DESIGN: Subjects were videotaped in their home while preparing a meal. Videotapes were coded according to Fight BAC! recommendations. A food-safety survey was administered and temperature data was collected. SUBJECTS/SETTING: A market research company randomly recruited subjects by telephone. Ninety-nine consumers participated (92 women, seven men). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED: Descriptive statistics were used. RESULTS: Overall, subjects did not follow the Fight BAC! recommendations for safe food handling. Handwashing was inadequate. The average hand wash length was significantly lower than the 20-second recommendation. Only one-third of subjects' hand wash attempts were with soap. Surface cleaning was inadequate with only one-third of surfaces thoroughly cleaned. Moreover, one-third of subjects did not attempt to clean surfaces during food preparation. Nearly all subjects cross-contaminated raw meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, and/or unwashed vegetables with ready-to-eat foods multiple times during food preparation. Unwashed hands were the most common cross-contamination agent. Many subjects undercooked the meat and poultry entrees. Very few subjects used a food thermometer. APPLICATIONS/CONCLUSIONS: Consumers make many food-handling errors during food preparation, increasing their risk of foodborne illness. Dietetics professionals need to familiarize themselves with the Fight BAC! consumer food-safety recommendations; understand where consumers are making food-handling errors; increase food safety awareness; and educate consumers, especially those in high-risk populations, about safe food handling at home. |
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Janet B Anderson; Thomas A Shuster; Kelee E Hansen; Alan S Levy; Anthony Volk |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the American Dietetic Association Volume: 104 ISSN: 0002-8223 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Diet Assoc Publication Date: 2004 Feb |
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Created Date: 2004-02-04 Completed Date: 2004-03-09 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503061 Medline TA: J Am Diet Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 186-91 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Utah State University, Logan, USA. |
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Consumer Product Safety
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standards* Cookery / standards Female Food Handling / standards* Foodborne Diseases / prevention & control* Guideline Adherence Guidelines as Topic Handwashing / standards Humans Male Temperature Videotape Recording |
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