{"title":"\"I walk around like my hands are covered in mud\": food safety and hand hygiene behaviours of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"R. Haas, F. Şekercioğlu, R. Meldrum, Ian Young","doi":"10.1101/2020.08.25.20181545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.25.20181545","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: To investigate how and why Canadians engaged in different food handling and hand hygiene behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Seven online, text-based focus groups were conducted with a total of 42 participants. Eligible participants included adults living in Canada that prepared meals at home at least once per week. Focus groups took place from May-June 2020 and followed a semi-structured question guide. Participants were asked about their practices relating to food preparation habits at home; food purchasing, handling, and storage; hand hygiene and sanitation; and information sources about food safety concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic analysis was conducted using the Theoretical Domains Framework as a coding guide. Results: The most notable changes in behaviour since the onset of the pandemic were seen in participants' hand washing, sanitation, and grocery shopping practices. Participants tended to perceive grocery store employees, shoppers, and food service staff as having inadequate sanitation precautions and, therefore, as a source of COVID-19 transmission risk. They heavily relied on public health, medical, and government officials as sources of information. Feelings of stress and anxiety appeared to be linked to certain sanitation behaviours. Many participants displayed a general apathy toward routine food safety practices such as safe food storage at home. Conclusion: This work supports the need for clear and concise messaging for hand hygiene and food safety behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and in future times of crisis. It also highlights a need for ongoing food safety messaging.","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42313877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Outbreak Catastrophes to Clades of Concern: How Whole Genome Sequencing Can Change the Food Safety Landscape.","authors":"Robert V Tauxe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"36 6","pages":"482-485"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922014/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. McKinney, N. Ostiguy, C. Cutter, Jonathan A. Campbell
{"title":"Pathogen Reductions during Traditional Fermentation and Drying of Pork Salamis","authors":"S. McKinney, N. Ostiguy, C. Cutter, Jonathan A. Campbell","doi":"10.22175/rmc2017.122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22175/rmc2017.122","url":null,"abstract":"Traditionally-processed meat products produced without thermal processing are common in European countries and are increasing in popularity in the United States. Processors are met with the challenge of creating these high-quality products while ensuring food safety. The purpose of this study was to validate the safety of a process to produce a traditional fermented and dried salami. This experiment investigated the impact of casing type and an antimicrobial intervention on the survival of foodborne pathogens in a salami product made with minimal ingredients.","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"39 1","pages":"18-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68251705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Chaves, M. Miller, Martha Maradiaga, M. A. Calle, L. Thompson, S. Jackson, Tanya Jackson, L. G. Garcia, A. Echeverry, Henry Ruiz, M. Brashears
{"title":"Evaluation of Process Control to Prevent Contamination of Beef with Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in U.S. Export Abattoirs in Honduras and Nicaragua","authors":"B. Chaves, M. Miller, Martha Maradiaga, M. A. Calle, L. Thompson, S. Jackson, Tanya Jackson, L. G. Garcia, A. Echeverry, Henry Ruiz, M. Brashears","doi":"10.1016/J.MEATSCI.2013.07.143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MEATSCI.2013.07.143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"33 1","pages":"224-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/J.MEATSCI.2013.07.143","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54788442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark S Dworkin, Caryn E Peterson, Weihua Gao, Angel Mayor, Robert Hunter, Edna Negron, Alison Fleury, C Lynn Besch
{"title":"Food Safety Knowledge, Beliefs and Behavior of Persons with AIDS: A Multicenter Study.","authors":"Mark S Dworkin, Caryn E Peterson, Weihua Gao, Angel Mayor, Robert Hunter, Edna Negron, Alison Fleury, C Lynn Besch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Persons living with AIDS are highly vulnerable to foodborne enteric infections including recurrent <i>Salmonella</i> septicemia and toxoplasmosis of the brain with the potential for substantial morbidity and mortality. Patients with immunologic AIDS in Chicago, New Orleans, and Bayamon were interviewed to determine gaps in food safety knowledge and prevalence of related behaviors in order to create targeted educational material for this population. A food safety score was calculated based on responses to 40 knowledge, belief, and behavior questions. Among 268 AIDS patients interviewed, the overall food safety score was 63% (range 28% to 93%). Many patients believed it was okay to eat higher risk food (38% for eating eggs served loose or runny, 27% for eating store-bought hot dogs without heating them first), 40% did not know that eating unpasteurized cheese may get germs inside their body that could cause hospitalization and possibly death, and 40% would not throw away salad that had been splashed with a few drops of raw chicken juice. These data demonstrate substantial knowledge gaps and behavioral risk related to acquisition of foodborne disease among AIDS patients. Healthcare providers should incorporate education regarding foodborne disease risk into routine outpatient discussion of improving and maintaining their health.</p>","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"33 1","pages":"32-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106445/pdf/nihms-485956.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32534038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}