Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out
Because of growing urbanization and lack of time to prepare meals at home, eating out or getting food delivered have become common trends for many people. The consumption of food from unknown sources may impose an increased chance of contamination with microbiological hazards, especially if sanitary...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-10-01
|
| Series: | Microorganisms |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/11/2118 |
| _version_ | 1797467204866801664 |
|---|---|
| author | Adriana H. Gargiulo Stephany G. Duarte Gabriela Z. Campos Mariza Landgraf Bernadette D. G. M. Franco Uelinton M. Pinto |
| author_facet | Adriana H. Gargiulo Stephany G. Duarte Gabriela Z. Campos Mariza Landgraf Bernadette D. G. M. Franco Uelinton M. Pinto |
| author_sort | Adriana H. Gargiulo |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Because of growing urbanization and lack of time to prepare meals at home, eating out or getting food delivered have become common trends for many people. The consumption of food from unknown sources may impose an increased chance of contamination with microbiological hazards, especially if sanitary conditions are not met. We evaluated data from health surveillance agencies and scientific articles on foodborne diseases (FBD) reported internationally according to the exposure sites. We observed that the data are influenced by cultural, political, and socioeconomic differences. For instance, in New Zealand, Australia, United States, Denmark and India, the occurrence of FBD outbreaks was greater from foods prepared in commercial establishments and street vendors than from households. Conversely, in China, countries of the European Union and Brazil, the results are the opposite. Additionally, the pandemic imposed new eating behavior patterns, increasing delivery services and foods prepared in so-called “Dark Kitchens”. The underreporting and heterogeneity of data among countries prevented a precise conclusion to the question of whether homemade foods are inherently safer than foods prepared out. Nevertheless, a lower level of development in a country influences its sanitation conditions, as well as the number of street food vendors, the search for cheaper foods, and insufficient knowledge of the population on good hygiene practices, which can all increase the chances of FBD cases. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-09T18:50:20Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d58bd06501ae4708a8d5949e58b405b9 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2076-2607 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-09T18:50:20Z |
| publishDate | 2022-10-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Microorganisms |
| spelling | doaj.art-d58bd06501ae4708a8d5949e58b405b92023-11-24T05:56:04ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072022-10-011011211810.3390/microorganisms10112118Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating OutAdriana H. Gargiulo0Stephany G. Duarte1Gabriela Z. Campos2Mariza Landgraf3Bernadette D. G. M. Franco4Uelinton M. Pinto5Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, BrazilDepartment of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, BrazilDepartment of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, BrazilDepartment of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, BrazilDepartment of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, BrazilDepartment of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, BrazilBecause of growing urbanization and lack of time to prepare meals at home, eating out or getting food delivered have become common trends for many people. The consumption of food from unknown sources may impose an increased chance of contamination with microbiological hazards, especially if sanitary conditions are not met. We evaluated data from health surveillance agencies and scientific articles on foodborne diseases (FBD) reported internationally according to the exposure sites. We observed that the data are influenced by cultural, political, and socioeconomic differences. For instance, in New Zealand, Australia, United States, Denmark and India, the occurrence of FBD outbreaks was greater from foods prepared in commercial establishments and street vendors than from households. Conversely, in China, countries of the European Union and Brazil, the results are the opposite. Additionally, the pandemic imposed new eating behavior patterns, increasing delivery services and foods prepared in so-called “Dark Kitchens”. The underreporting and heterogeneity of data among countries prevented a precise conclusion to the question of whether homemade foods are inherently safer than foods prepared out. Nevertheless, a lower level of development in a country influences its sanitation conditions, as well as the number of street food vendors, the search for cheaper foods, and insufficient knowledge of the population on good hygiene practices, which can all increase the chances of FBD cases.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/11/2118eating outmicrobiological contaminationfood safetyfoodborne diseasedark kitchens |
| spellingShingle | Adriana H. Gargiulo Stephany G. Duarte Gabriela Z. Campos Mariza Landgraf Bernadette D. G. M. Franco Uelinton M. Pinto Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out Microorganisms eating out microbiological contamination food safety foodborne disease dark kitchens |
| title | Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out |
| title_full | Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out |
| title_fullStr | Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out |
| title_short | Food Safety Issues Related to Eating In and Eating Out |
| title_sort | food safety issues related to eating in and eating out |
| topic | eating out microbiological contamination food safety foodborne disease dark kitchens |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/11/2118 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT adrianahgargiulo foodsafetyissuesrelatedtoeatinginandeatingout AT stephanygduarte foodsafetyissuesrelatedtoeatinginandeatingout AT gabrielazcampos foodsafetyissuesrelatedtoeatinginandeatingout AT marizalandgraf foodsafetyissuesrelatedtoeatinginandeatingout AT bernadettedgmfranco foodsafetyissuesrelatedtoeatinginandeatingout AT uelintonmpinto foodsafetyissuesrelatedtoeatinginandeatingout |