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1 – 2 of 2Sandra M. McCurdy, Masami T. Takeuchi, Zena M. Edwards, Miriam Edlefsen, Dong‐Hyun Kang, V. Elaine Mayes and Virginia N. Hillers
The purpose of this research is to increase consumers' use of food thermometers to test the endpoint temperature of small cuts of meats.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to increase consumers' use of food thermometers to test the endpoint temperature of small cuts of meats.
Design/methodology/approach
The project integrates research, classroom and non‐formal education.
Findings
Instant‐read food thermometers were available in >73 percent of USA supermarkets and most were accurate within 1.1°C. Lethality findings include that ground beef patties should either be cooked in a two‐sided grill or turned frequently during cooking. Focus group participants said the primary motivator to food thermometer use was avoidance of foodborne illness. Educational materials positively affected thermometer use among consumers.
Practical implications
Behavior change will be facilitated by widespread availability of thermometers, inclusion of endpoint temperatures in recipes, and seeing others use food thermometers.
Originality/value
This project develops and delivers information to encourage use of food thermometers to assess endpoint temperature when cooking small meat items.
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This paper broadens and extends the idea of organizational death by arguing that certain organizational site moves, those in which employees hold a strong place attachment to the…
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This paper broadens and extends the idea of organizational death by arguing that certain organizational site moves, those in which employees hold a strong place attachment to the to be left, are a form of organizational death. It argues for the utility of viewing organizational change as involving loss and including space in studies of everyday organizational experiences. Using ethnographic research (participant‐observation and in‐depth interviews with the employees) of one such organization (the “Coffee House”) and a negotiated‐order perspective, discusses employee beliefs as to how the site move should have been managed as a means to document their understanding of the move as a loss experience and as a form of organizational death.
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