title: Risk: reality versus perception.
abstract: Public perception of food safety and the risks involved with eating are of major concern. Even good science does little to reduce these perceptions of risk. The public does not understand dose response and looks at risk from a different point of view than scientists. Surveys of consumer attitudes do not always accurately reflect what actions consumers prefer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Forsythe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011202:Poultry Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D011639:Public Opinion; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States