Survey of food safety behaviour in Nevada child caregivers. (9th February 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilson, Mary P.; Babu, Aruna Surendera; Omaye, Stanley T.
• Is Part Of: International journal of food safety, nutrition and public health. Volume 1:Number 2(2008)
• Page Start: 116
• Page End: 126
• Publication Date: 2009-02-09
• Subjects: childcare facilities -- foodborne illness -- food safety education -- Nevada -- supervisors -- carers -- food safety knowledge -- food handling -- public health -- foodborne disease; Food -- Safety measures -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 363.19205
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-3911

Abstract

We assessed the food safety practices of supervisors in Nevada childcare facilities. Although caregivers have a basic understanding of food safety, specific concerns exist, e.g. 32% of facilities indicated that they prepare food for others when experiencing diarrhoea and 51% indicated a little to no knowledge of hazard analysis and critical control point system guidelines. We found that people from rural region had a higher preference, by 11 and 16%, for eating raw cookie dough, compared to people from southern and northern regions, respectively. Thus, some gaps in food safety knowledge for childcare facilities in Nevada, where future educational strategies will be targeted.