CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY
Background:Poultry, eggs, and their products represent a potential food safety hazard. Although consumer practices related to these foods have been studied in various countries, little data exists from Latin America. Objectives: The objective of this pilot study was to provide initial data to charac...
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| author | Kadri KOPPEL Miriam SOSA Nelson G GUTIERREZ Paula CARDINAL Sandria L GODWIN Sheryl C CATES Edgar CHAMBERS IV |
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| description | Background:Poultry, eggs, and their products represent a potential food safety hazard. Although consumer practices related to these foods have been studied in various countries, little data exists from Latin America. Objectives: The objective of this pilot study was to provide initial data to characterize consumers' purchase, storage, handling, and preparation of poultry products and eggs in three countries: Argentina, Colombia, and USA. Methods: Consumers (n = 425 total) in each location completed a questionnaire about poultry products and egg purchase locations, storage conditions (i.e. refrigerator or freezer), preparation and handling practices, and managing leftovers. Results: The results indicated that in the USA most surveyed consumers purchased refrigerated eggs, whereas in Argentina (91%) and Colombia (84%) eggs typically were purchased at room temperature. Furthermore, almost all consumers in the USA stored eggs in the refrigerator, but 23% of Argentinian and 45.9% of Colombian consumers stored eggs at room temperature, which is potentially an unsafe practice. Some practices supported possible cross-contamination, for example washing raw eggs and poultry prior to cooking. Conclusions: These results are a first comparison across countries in the Americas of consumer poultry and egg practices and can serve as the basis for further research and development of food safety educational messages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c99e1b8de614e389dbae8d18b0a6a502022-12-21T20:31:19ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaVitae0121-4004231586410.17533/udea.vitae.v23n1a06S0121-40042016000100006CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDYKadri KOPPEL0Miriam SOSA1Nelson G GUTIERREZ2Paula CARDINAL3Sandria L GODWIN4Sheryl C CATES5Edgar CHAMBERS IV6Kansas State UniversityInstituto Superior Experimental de Tecnología AlimentariaUniversidad SurcolombianaInstituto Superior Experimental de Tecnología AlimentariaTennessee State UniversityResearch Triangle ParkKansas State UniversityBackground:Poultry, eggs, and their products represent a potential food safety hazard. Although consumer practices related to these foods have been studied in various countries, little data exists from Latin America. Objectives: The objective of this pilot study was to provide initial data to characterize consumers' purchase, storage, handling, and preparation of poultry products and eggs in three countries: Argentina, Colombia, and USA. Methods: Consumers (n = 425 total) in each location completed a questionnaire about poultry products and egg purchase locations, storage conditions (i.e. refrigerator or freezer), preparation and handling practices, and managing leftovers. Results: The results indicated that in the USA most surveyed consumers purchased refrigerated eggs, whereas in Argentina (91%) and Colombia (84%) eggs typically were purchased at room temperature. Furthermore, almost all consumers in the USA stored eggs in the refrigerator, but 23% of Argentinian and 45.9% of Colombian consumers stored eggs at room temperature, which is potentially an unsafe practice. Some practices supported possible cross-contamination, for example washing raw eggs and poultry prior to cooking. Conclusions: These results are a first comparison across countries in the Americas of consumer poultry and egg practices and can serve as the basis for further research and development of food safety educational messages.http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-40042016000100006&lng=en&tlng=enEggsfood safetypoultryColombiaArgentina |
| spellingShingle | Kadri KOPPEL Miriam SOSA Nelson G GUTIERREZ Paula CARDINAL Sandria L GODWIN Sheryl C CATES Edgar CHAMBERS IV CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY Vitae Eggs food safety poultry Colombia Argentina |
| title | CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY |
| title_full | CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY |
| title_fullStr | CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY |
| title_short | CONSUMER PRACTICES FOR PURCHASE, STORAGE, AND PREPARATION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN SELECTED NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES: A PILOT STUDY |
| title_sort | consumer practices for purchase storage and preparation of poultry and eggs in selected north and south american countries a pilot study |
| topic | Eggs food safety poultry Colombia Argentina |
| url | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-40042016000100006&lng=en&tlng=en |
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