New Zealand has a much higher rate of reported campylobacteriosis cases than the rest of
the developed world. It has been suggested that New Zealanders have worse home hygiene …

Purpose–Despite the recognised importance of food safety, a large number of consumers do
not practice adequate food safety in the home. Many studies have recommended that …

The incidence of foodborne illness is higher in older adults because of their increased
susceptibility; therefore, food safety practices are important. However, inadequate …

Food labels are central for communicating information about food products to consumers,
and thus are important for imparting food safety messages, particularly as a high proportion …

Consumer implementation of recommended food safety practices, specifically relating to
time and temperature control of ready-to-eat (RTE) food products associated with listeriosis …

Domestic food contact surfaces can play an important role in the transmission of foodborne
disease, yet debate continues as to which surface materials pose the greatest risk to …

This paper applies the concepts of social impact assessment (SIA) to the SAFE FOODS risk
analysis model highlighting the role that concern assessment, defined as a structured and …

In September 2006, an unprecedented nationwide outbreak of fresh spinach contaminated
with Escherichia coli O157: H7 was communicated to the American public through press …

Purpose Medeiros et al.(2001) estimate 3.5 million cases of foodborne illness in the USA
annually are associated with inadequate cooking of animal foods or cross-contamination …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how optimistic bias, consumption cognition, news
attention, information credibility, and social trust affect the purchase intention of food …