Kelsey James, M.P.H., is an Environmental Health and Knowledge Translation Scientist at the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH). Kelsey has experience in occupational health risk assessment, risk communication, and knowledge translation. She holds an M.P.H. degree in Occupational and Environmental Health and a B.Sc. degree in Health Sciences, both from Simon Fraser University. She is interested in a wide range of environmental health topics, including food safety, supply chains, occupational health, and the health impacts of and adaptations to climate change. The NCCEH is one of six National Collaborating Centres created to foster linkages within the public health community. It is funded through the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) program.
Meal kits use a direct-to-consumer model of delivering perishable, pre-measured ingredients for pre-selected recipes that are then used to prepare and cook meals at home. Meal kits are likely to contain a variety of foods that may grow or be contaminated by pathogenic bacteria. Meal kit manufacturers also often repackage ingredients into plain or branded packaging, which can result in the consumption of unexpected ingredients or allergens.
