Chemical risk assessment is important for management, and estimates of chemical exposure must be as accurate possible. concentrations in food below the limit detection are known nondetects result left-censored data. During statistical analysis, method used handling values important. Many assessors employ widely substitution methods to treat data, recommended by international organizations. The ...

All the good news about seafood-the health and nutritional benefits, the wide varieties and flavors-has had a positive effect on consumption: people are eating more seafood (http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/seafood/pdfs/SeafoodSavvy.pdf). Yet consumers want to be assured that seafood is as safe as, or safer to eat than, other foods. When you hear "seafood safety", think of a safety net designed t...

Street foods are points of sale ready-to-eat sold on the public roads. However, due to conditions handling and food practiced in these trades, can pose risks health. This study aimed evaluate from street vendors Vitória Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil. A checklist based Brazilian legislation resolution number 216/2004 was used verify sanitary trades. In addition, samples commercialized trades wer...

Household food waste is a major sustainability problem to solve. Smart labels can alleviate the contributing factor of incorrect interpretation expiration date labels. However, so far little research has studied consumer handling practices and perceptions such in context use. We address this through qualitative, asynchronous text-based focus group study with 18 UK smart label early adopter main...

Foodborne illness is a global public health issue, with food handling in the home identified as an underestimated source. In Australia, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of salmonellosis with the majority of outbreaks linked to eggs. This study investigated Australian eggs consumer attitudes, behaviours and risk perceptions associated with the handling of raw eggs in the ho...

INTRODUCTION In January 2011, Sydney South West Public Health Unit was notified of a large number of people presenting with gastroenteritis over two days at a local hospital emergency department (ED). METHODS Case-finding was conducted through hospital EDs and general practitioners, which resulted in the notification of 154 possible cases, from which 83 outbreak cases were identified. Fifty-e...

We describe a one-dimensional probabilistic model of the role of domestic food handling behaviors on salmonellosis risk associated with the consumption of eggs and egg-containing foods. Six categories of egg-containing foods were defined based on the amount of egg contained in the food, whether eggs are pooled, and the degree of cooking practiced by consumers. We used bootstrap simulation to qu...