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Food Handling Concerns and Practices at Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Food Security Status.
Lin, Annie W; Granata, Frank A; Trippel, Abigail K; Tello, Leslie; Stump, Tammy K; Wong, Mandy; Carnethon, Mercedes R; Kershaw, Kiarri N; Makelarski, Jennifer; Weller, Daniel.
  • Lin AW; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Granata FA; Department of Nutrition, Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532.
  • Trippel AK; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Tello L; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Stump TK; Department of Nutrition, Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532.
  • Wong M; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Carnethon MR; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Kershaw KN; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Makelarski J; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
  • Weller D; Department of Public Health, Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532.
J Food Prot ; 85(3): 518-526, 2022 03 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1560770
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT There is limited examination about coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19)-related food handling concerns and practices that cause chemical or microbial contamination and illness, particularly among those with food insecurity. We investigated consumer food handling concerns and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether they differed by food insecurity status. An online survey was distributed among Chicago, IL, residents between 15 July and 21 August 2020 (n = 437). Independent t tests and Fisher's exact tests were used to identify differences in food handling concerns and practices between those with and without food insecurity (alpha = 0.05). Survey items included questions about food handling practices that were considered safe or neutral (i.e., washing hands and produce with water, sanitizing food packaging) and unsafe (i.e., using cleaning agents to wash foods, leaving perishable foods outside) by using 5-point Likert-style scales or categorical responses (i.e., yes, no). Participant responses fell between "slightly" and "somewhat" concerned about contracting COVID-19 from food and food packaging (mean ± standard error [SE] 2.7 ± 0.1). Although participants reported washing their hands before eating and before preparing foods at least "most of the time" (mean ± SE 4.4 ± 0.0 and 4.5 ± 0.0, respectively), only one-third engaged in unsafe practices. The majority of participants (68%) indicated that they altered food handling practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic and received information about food safety from social media (61%). When investigating differences in concerns and practices by food insecurity status, food insecure participants were more concerned about COVID-19 foodborne transmission for all food items (all P < 0.001) and more frequently performed unsafe food handling practices than those with food security (all P < 0.001). Results from this study suggest more investigation is needed to understand barriers to safe food handling knowledge and practices, particularly among those with food insecurity.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Food Prot Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Food Prot Year: 2022 Document Type: Article