Identification and Classification of Consumer Food-Handling Behaviors for Food Safety Education
Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPublished 1 November 2001
LYDIA C MEDEIROS, Patricia A. Kendall, Virginia Hillers, Gang Chen, Steve Dimascola
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This list of rank-ordered behaviors grouped by pathogen control factor should help dietitians and educators confidently teach food safety guidance that will be most effective in preventing illness.
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This list of rank-ordered behaviors grouped by pathogen control factor should help dietitians and educators confidently teach food safety guidance that will be most effective in preventing illness.
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