AUSTRALIAN men and young adults rate badly in food safety report - (Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ))
November 12, 2007 – 7:28 pmAustralian men and young adults rate the worst in their knowledge and practice of food safety according to a report card released today by the Food Safety Information Council at the beginning of its 10th anniversary Food Safety Week.
Dr Michael Eyles, Chair of the Food Safety Information Council, said the Councils tracking research shows that most Australians have greatly improved their food safety knowledge in the 10 years since the founding of the Food Safety Information Council.
For example, 97% of Australians now recognise that you should wash your hands using soap and dry thoroughly before handling food. This compares with 54% who werent aware they should wash their hands in 1997 a 43 percentage point improvement, Dr Eyles said.
Today, 89% of Australians know they have to wash a chopping board in soapy water and dry thoroughly between chopping up meat or chicken and before using it to chop salad. […]
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