ShareResearch note: food safety in family homes in Melbourne, Australia.
Author(s) : MITAKAKIS T. Z., SINCLAIR M. I., FAIRLEY C. K., et al.
Type of article: Article
Summary
This survey involving over 500 families pinpoints common food mishandling processes only a third of respondents correctly refrigerated raw meat and under half of the households appropriately refrigerated cooked meats. Only 16.2% of respondents correctly defrosted chicken. The authors concluded that incorrect food handling in the home is a likely cause of gastroenteritis.
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- Original title: Research note: food safety in family homes in Melbourne, Australia.
- Record ID : 2005-0198
- Languages: English
- Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 67 - n. 4
- Publication date: 2004/04
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