USDA Study: Web-based Survey on Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has released survey findings based on the third iteration of a five-year annual study. This iteration included the first of two web-based consumer surveys.
Web-based Survey on Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education
The first iteration of FSIS’ web-based survey of U.S. adults collected information on a variety of topics, including consumer use and satisfaction with the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, awareness of and response to food recalls, awareness of and understanding of foodborne illness outbreaks, and food safety behaviors related to grilling and serving food buffet style.
USDA FSIS contracted with RTI International and its subcontractor, North Carolina State University to also conduct consumer behavior research to understand specific consumer food safety behaviors, to inform FSIS’ consumer outreach efforts, and to determine the effectiveness of behavior change interventions. The following describes the results of the first iteration of the web survey. The web-based survey of U.S. adults collected information on a variety of topics, including consumer use and satisfaction with the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, awareness of and response to food recalls, awareness of and understanding of foodborne illness outbreaks, and food safety behaviors related to grilling and serving food buffet style.
The population for the study was the U.S. general population of adults who are members of the KnowledgePanel, a probability-based panel designed to be nationally representative. Data collection took place over a two-week period in November and December 2019. Analysis weights were developed and applied to develop weighted survey estimates so that the results are representative of the U.S. general population of adults (18 or older) who prepare and cook meals at home four or more times a week and have prepared raw meat or poultry in the past 30 days.