British Food Journal: Volume 107 Issue 7
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An international multi-disciplinary journal for the dissemination of food-related researchTable of contents - Special Issue: Consumer food safety
Consumer food safety knowledge: Segmentation of Irish home food preparers based on food safety knowledge and practice
Jean Kennedy, Valerie Jackson, Cathal Cowan, Ian Blair, David McDowell, Declan BoltonConsumers have an important role to play in preventing food‐borne disease. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that consumers could be segmented successfully based on…
Bacterial contamination of domestic kitchens over a 24‐hour period
I.W. Haysom, A.K. SharpMany cases of food poisoning originate in the domestic environment and can be associated with improper food handling and ineffective cleaning by consumers. These practices could…
Consumer perceptions of food safety education sources: Implications for effective strategy development
Elizabeth C. Redmond, Christopher J. GriffithConsumers often use inappropriate food‐handling practices and improving these could help to reduce the incidence of foodborne disease. However the development of an effective food…
Factors influencing the efficacy of consumer food safety communication
Elizabeth C. Redmond, Christopher J. GriffithThe home is the location for a substantial number of cases of food poisoning and improving consumer food safety practices is important. This paper proposes investigating how…
Understanding consumer perception of food quality: the cases of shrimps and cheese
Torben HansenThe paper proposes to investigate empirically consumers' quality perception of shrimps and cheese.
Food storage and disposal: consumer practices and knowledge
M.J. Terpstra, L.P.A. Steenbekkers, N.C.M. de Maertelaere, S. NijhuisConsumer food handling behaviour is important in preventing food borne disease and this paper proposes examining consumer behaviour and knowledge concerning food storage and…

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0007-070Xe-ISSN:
1758-4108ISSN-L:
0007-070XOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Louise Manning
- Dr Robert Hamlin
- Dr Stefano Bresciani
- Prof Michael Carolan
- Dr Alberto Ferraris