title: Development of Safe Food Handling Guidelines for Korean Consumers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for Korean consumers with regard to safe food handling practices at home by identifying current food handling issues. Korean consumers' behaviors regarding their safe food handling were identified via survey questionnaires that included items on individual hygiene practices, prepreparation steps when cooking, the cooking process, and the storage of leftover foods. The subjects were 417 Korean parents with elementary school children living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in the central area of Korea. The survey results revealed gaps between the knowledge or practices of Korean consumers and scientific evidence pertaining to safe food handling practices. Based on these findings, a leaflet on safe food handling guidelines was developed in accordance with Korean food culture. These guidelines suggest personal hygiene practices as well as fundamental principles and procedures for safe food handling from the stage of food purchase to that of keeping leftover dishes. A pilot application study with 50 consumers revealed that the guidelines effectively improved Korean consumers' safe food handling practices, suggesting that they can serve as practical educational material suitable for Korean consumers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Myongji University, 116- Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 449-728 Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742 Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742 Korea.
authors.forename: In-Kyeong
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Technology Education for Life, Seoul National University of Education, 96 SeochoJoongang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-742 Korea. kimjwe@snue.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jeong-Weon
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005518:Food Preferences; D059022:Food Safety; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D064088:Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012574:Schools; D066106:Seoul; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires