title: An informal look at use of bakery department tongs and tissues.
abstract: Of 108 people observed extracting for purchase rolls or pastries from displayed bulk stock in food supermarket bakery departments, about 90% used their hands for item selection and withdrawal rather than the store provided tongs. In stores where tissues were provided instead of tongs, approximately 60% of the 133 people who were observed used their hands.
authors.affiliation: Baruch College (CUNY), NY 10010, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trinkaus
mesh_terms: D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D012941:Social Responsibility