US: Exclusive: Survey shows disconnect between food-safety understanding and action - (Meatingplace.com)
December 24, 2007 – 10:47 pmAlthough most consumers indicate a proficient working knowledge of safe food handling practices, they don’t always put that knowledge into action, according to an exclusive survey conducted by POULTRY and its sister publication Meatingplace.
The majority of respondents, for example, recognize that USDA recommends cooking fresh poultry to at a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F. At the same time, 63 percent of consumers said they rarely or never use a meat thermometer to ensure the product is properly cooked.
One third of respondents said they could tell if a meat or poultry product was cooked just by looking at it.
Sixty-one percent follow recommended guidelines to defrost frozen product in the refrigerator, and 59 percent said they regularly read a package’s preparation directions. But 40 percent rarely or never read safe-handling instructions.
For the complete survey results, please visit http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=19463
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