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Article Information:
Title:
The Mass Media and Food Hygiene Education
Author(s):
C.J. Griffith, K.A. Mathias, P.E. Price
Journal:
Year:
1994
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
16 - 21
ISSN:
0007-070X
DOI:
10.1108/00070709410072535
Publisher:
MCB UP Ltd
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Abstract:
Studies have shown that domestic knowledge and practices relating to the
prevention of food-borne disease may be inadequate and that family
outbreaks of food poisoning are numerically very important. The use of
the mass media can be beneficial in health education and it could
provide “cues to action” helping to improve domestic food hygiene. Members
of the public were questioned about their desire for information on food
hygiene and what sources of information they would use. Different
components of the mass media were analysed for the information they
provided on food safety and the results indicated they were an
underutilized resource for food hygiene education. Provides
recommendations that are inexpensive but could prove successful, and
gives sources of appropriate advice.
Keywords:
Consumers, Education, Food, Health, Hygiene, Media, Wales
Article Type:
Research paper