Consumer knowledge of foodborne microbial hazards and food-handling practices

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Altekruse, Sean F ^a,b   Street, Debra A ^a   Fein, Sara B ^a   Levy, Alan S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food handling; Salmonella; Survey

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HAND WASHING; HEAT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030088698     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.3.287     Document Type: Article

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