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Scott, Amanda R.; Pope, Paul E.; Thompson, Britta M. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that there are 76 million cases of foodborne disease annually. Foodborne disease is usually associated with beef, poultry, and seafood. However, there is an increasing number of foodborne disease cases related to fresh produce. Consumers may not associate fresh produce with foodborne disease…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Longitudinal Studies, Instructional Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests
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Anding, Jenna D.; Boleman, Chris; Thompson, Britta – Journal of Food Science Education, 2007
A food safety education program developed for retail food establishments was evaluated to assess the extent to which participants were practicing selected behaviors linked to reducing the risk of foodborne disease both before and after the program. Scores from the state health department's Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam also were examined.…
Descriptors: Safety, Food Standards, Effect Size, Safety Education
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Thompson, B. M.; Schielack, J. F.; Vestal, T. A. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2004
Decades of research have provided evidence that food irradiation is a safe technology that can decrease the incidence of foodborne diseases; however, adoption of this technology has been slow. The purpose of our study was to qualitatively explore the effectiveness of various components of a professional development training on family and consumer…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Professional Development, Radiation, Training Methods