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Hand hygiene practices during meal preparation-a ranking among ten European cou...
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Teixeira, Paula; Langsrud, Solveig; Nicolau, Anca IoanaBACKGROUND: The aim of this paper was to map consumers' food hygiene practices from 10 European countries and evaluate which demographic groups are more likely to be exposed to foodborne pathogens and establish a ranking of adherence to food hygiene practices in 10 European countries. METHODS: The research design consisted of a cross-national quantitative consumer survey regarding food safety and hygiene practi...
Raw-egg based-foods consumption and food handling practices: a recipe for foodb...
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Teixeira, Paula; Nicolau, Anca IoanaSalmonellosis is the second most common zoonosis in humans after campylobacteriosis. Eggs and egg products are the foods most commonly associated with Salmonella outbreaks. Also, inadequate hygiene practices performed by consumers at home contribute to the prevalence of foodborne diseases. The elderly, children, and pregnant women are the most vulnerable individuals. Thus, the objective of this study was to ana...
Pasteurised eggs - a food safety solution against Salmonella backed by sensoria...
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Monteiro, Maria João; Dumitrascu, Loredana; Neagu, Corina; Ferreira, Vânia; Guimarães, Marta; Borda, DanielaThis study evaluates the potential of pasteurised eggs to be used as a replacement for raw eggs in recipes where eggs remain uncooked or undercooked. Sensory tests were performed by 178 untrained panellists (143 from Portugal and 35 from Romania) using a 9-point hedonic scale. The tested recipes were tiramisu, chocolate mousse, eggnog, hollandaise sauce, and condensed milk mousse (Baba de camelo). While in Port...
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...
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...
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...
Efficacy of removing bacteria and organic dirt from hands: a study based on bio...
Mihalache, Octavian Augustin; Borda, Daniela; Neagu, Corina; Teixeira, Paula; Langsrud, Solveig; Nicolau, Anca IoanaThe objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of dirt removal (bacteria and organic matter) of several hand-cleaning procedures. The results from the hand hygiene experiment indicated that washing hands with warm water and soap for 20 s is the most effective method investigated when hands are either dirty or greasy. Even if not proper washing, rinsing under running water for 5 s is a cleaning procedu...
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...
Cross-contamination of lettuce with Campylobacter spp. via cooking salt during ...
Santos-Ferreira, Nânci; Alves, Ângela; Cardoso, Maria João; Langsrud, Solveig; Malheiro, Ana Rita; Fernandes, Rui; Maia, Rui; Truninger, MónicaCampylobacter spp. are the most common bacterial pathogens associated with human gastroenteritis in industrialized countries. Contaminated chicken is the food vehicle associated with the majority of reported cases of campylobacteriosis, either by the consumption of undercooked meat or via cross- contamination of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods during the handling of contaminated raw chicken parts and carcasses. Our re...
Salmonella in eggs: from shopping to consumption — a review providing an eviden...
Cardoso, Maria João; Nicolau, Anca Ioana; Borda, Daniela; Nielsen, Line; Maia, Rui Leandro; Møretrø, Trond; Ferreira, Vânia; Knøchel, SusanneNontyphoidal salmonellae are among the most prevalent foodborne pathogens causing gastrointestinal infections worldwide. A high number of cases and outbreaks of salmonellosis are associated with the consumption of eggs and egg products, and several of these occur at the household level. The aim of the current study is to critically evaluate the current status of knowledge on Salmonella in eggs from a consumer's...