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Kitchen layouts and consumers’ food hygiene practices: ergonomics versus safety
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Møretrø, Trond; Borda, Daniela; Dumitraşcu, Loredana; Neagu, Corina; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Maître, IsabelleOur paper emphasizes the importance of the kitchen layout in facilitating consumers' food hygiene practices. A significant correlation was found between the sink placement (inside or outside the kitchen) and hygienic practices during food handling based on a survey performed on consumers from ten European countries, indicating that those who had the sink in the kitchen were more likely to perform proper hygiene...
Consumer practices and prevalence of campylobacter, salmonella and norovirus in...
Møretrø, Trond; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Didier, Pierrine; Maître, Isabelle; Izsó, Tekla; Kasza, Gyula; Skuland, Silje E.; Cardoso, Maria JoãoAbout 40% of foodborne infections are acquired in the home. The aim of the present study was to track contamination of pathogens during domestic food preparation and link the contamination to preparation practices. Research participants from 87 households in six European countries were observed and interviewed during shopping and preparation of a chicken and vegetable meal. The presence of Salmonella spp., Camp...
Data on European kitchen layouts belonging to vulnerable consumers (elderly peo...
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Møretrø, Trond; Borda, Daniela; Dumitraşcu, Loredana; Neagu, Corina; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Maître, IsabelleThe data presented here capture the structure of kitchen layouts belonging to consumers vulnerable to foodborne diseases and food risk-takers. Data were collected in the frame of the SafeConsume project by multidisciplinary research teams that visited consumers during preparing a meal and had the possibility to examine their cooking routines. Distances between sink and stove, sink and refrigerator, stove and re...
Washing hands and risk of cross-contamination during chicken preparation among ...
DIDIER, Pierrine; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Martens, Lydia; Foden, Mike; Dumitrascu, Loredana; Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Nicolau, Anca IoanaNearly 40% foodborne outbreaks in the European Union are attributable to food practices in domestic homes that include handling and preparation of raw chicken. Hand washing is an important way to prevent cross-contamination with pathogens during chicken preparation. This study, which is part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded consortium SafeConsume, aimed at quantifying and understanding hand washing practices in th...
Kitchen layouts and consumers’ food hygiene practices: Ergonomics versus safety
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Møretrø, Trond; Borda, Daniela; Dumitrascu, Loredana; Neagu, Corina; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Maitre, IsabelleOur paper emphasizes the importance of the kitchen layout in facilitating consumers' food hygiene practices. A significant correlation was found between the sink placement (inside or outside the kitchen) and hygienic practices during food handling based on a survey performed on consumers from ten European countries, indicating that those who had the sink in the kitchen were more likely to perform proper hygiene...
Data on European kitchen layouts belonging to vulnerable consumers (elderly peo...
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Møretrø, Trond; Borda, Daniela; Dumitraşcu, Loredana; Neagu, Corina; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Maître, IsabelleThe data presented here capture the structure of kitchen lay- outs belonging to consumers vulnerable to foodborne dis- eases and food risk-takers. Data were collected in the frame of the SafeConsume project by multidisciplinary research teams that visited consumers during preparing a meal and had the possibility to examine their cooking routines. Dis- tances between sink and stove, sink and refrigerator, stove ...
Time-temperature profiles and Listeria monocytogenes presence in refrigerators ...
Dumitrașcu, Loredana; Nicolau, Anca Ioana; Neagu, Corina; Didier, Pierrine; Maître, Isabelle; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Skuland, Silje ElisabethA transdisciplinary observational study, coupled with a web-based survey, was conducted to investigate refrigerated storage of food, in five European countries. The investigated consumer groups in this study were: young families with small children and/or pregnant women, elderly people, persons with an immunodeficient system, and young single men. The refrigerator temperature was monitored for approximately two...