Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "food safety"
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An examination of the association between self-reported Canada’s Food Guide servings consumed and food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Ontario high school students
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-21)Introduction: Two food-related issues that are of concern in Canada are healthy eating and foodborne illness. A majority of students do not eat according to the recommendations outlined in Canada’s Food Guide and foodborne ... -
‘Fake Meat and Cabbageworms’: Connecting Perceptions of Food Safety and Household Level Food Security in Urban China
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-02)Food security emerged as a term in 1974, and was developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization as a strategy to ensure the volume and stability of the global food supply. Since 1974, the internationally ... -
Listeria monocytogenes and Ready-to-Eat Meats: Tackling a Wicked Problem using Grounded Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-20)Background: Listeria monocytogenes and ready-to-eat meats have garnered considerable attention in Canada over the past decade as a result of foodborne outbreaks and product recalls that continue to transpire. A number of ... -
A longitudinal evaluation of food safety knowledge and attitudes among Ontario high school students following a food handler training program
(Elsevier, 2017-06)Youth are a unique audience for food safety education, in part due to low food safety knowledge. Although the effectiveness of such education has been explored for primary school and college students, no studies have ...