Back to Search
Start Over
College Students' Domestic Kitchen Food Safety Perceptions and Knowledge
- Source :
-
Journal of Extension . 2024 61(4). - Publication Year :
- 2024
-
Abstract
- This study investigates college students' current food safety knowledge and food-handling perceptions and utilized an online survey which designed based on previous studies as method. The questionnaire measured respondents' food safety knowledge and perception, and were divided into knowledge, attitudes and perception categories. The results show that college students significantly lacked in basic food safety knowledge as well as food handling skills and implies a high need to develop enhanced food safety resources for college students, especially on topics related to cross-contamination prevention, correct food preparation procedures, time and temperature control, and awareness of pathogens that cause foodborne illness.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1077-5315
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Extension
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1427861
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research