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Additionally, observers noted that over half (60.5%) of
participants introduced one or more opportunities for
cross-contamination by touching other ingredients and
kitchen surfaces after contact with raw meat and before
washing hands, and nearly one third (31.6%) of participants
introduced the potential for cross-contaminating kitchen
surfaces by washing raw chicken prior to cooking it.
These findings related to cross-contamination are in
line with findings of other studies that have used tracer
organisms to assess cross-contamination of kitchen surfaces
during food preparation activities among study subjects
with and without exposure to food safety information (5,
21). Further, although the proportion of study participants
who introduced the opportunity for cross-contamination
by washing raw chicken is concerning, a recent nationally
representative survey found that nearly 70% of respondents
reported engaging in this unsafe food preparation practice
(15). Given that participants in the present study had
received nutrition and food safety education, it is plausible
that the lower occurrence of this behavior among this study
group may be attributable to the intervention. However,
without a baseline assessment or a control group, it is
not possible to draw this conclusion. Additionally, earlier
evaluations of home food preparation behaviors have shown
that individuals of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are
less likely than those of higher SES groups to engage in
unsafe food safety practices (8, 14). While the reason for this
observation is not fully understood, this may also explain the
difference between the results of this study, conducted with
limited resource populations, and those of the nationally
representative survey.
Finally, while survey responses to the question "How often
do you use a meat thermometer to see if meat is cooked to a
safe temperature?" were validated by participants' reported
and actual use of food thermometers during the food
preparation activity, responses to this survey item were not a
valid indicator of whether or not participants cooked either
chicken or beef to the appropriate temperature. Only 13.2%
of survey respondents reported that they often, usually, or
always use food thermometers to see if meat is cooked to
a safe temperature. During the food preparation activity,
only 7.9% of participants reported that they use a food
thermometer at home, while 13.5% of participants correctly
used the thermometer to check the chicken and 18.4%
correctly used the thermometer to check the beef. While the
majority of participants cooked the chicken (58.1%) and beef
(64.5%) to safe temperatures, most participants reported
that they determined the doneness of meats by the color of
the cooked meat and its juices or by cooking time. These
findings are comparable to those of a national study of the
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC), in which the majority of respondents
(77.4%) used the color of meat as an indicator of its being
cooked to correct temperature and only 7.7% used a food

thermometer (16). Further, findings from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration Food Safety Survey have also shown
that food thermometer use has not increased significantly
over the past decade, with the 2016 results showing just
19% of American consumers use a food thermometer to
determine whether chicken is adequately cooked and 10%
use a food thermometer to determine whether hamburgers
are adequately cooked (9). Nonetheless, educational
messages should emphasize that measurement of the
internal temperature with a calibrated food thermometer
is the most reliable method to determine whether meat
has been adequately cooked (9), and reliance on color or
cooking time to determine when meat has reached a safe
internal temperature can result in both undercooking and
overcooking (3, 20).
This study makes a contribution to the literature by
reporting food safety survey data and performing direct
observations of food safety behaviors among limitedresource populations. The study also evaluated the
criterion validity of food safety questions included in the
evaluation tool that is used nationally to evaluate impact
of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
However, it is not without limitations.
Because of the small sample size, the researchers were
unable to distinguish between varying answers on the Likert
scale, and because of the convenience sampling methodology,
results may not be generalizable to populations in other
geographic areas. Nonetheless, results are in line with
previous findings regarding food safety behaviors in home
kitchens suggesting that the study sample was representative
of the target population (13, 16). Additionally, while the
sample size was less robust than desired, the data provide
important insight into the food safety practices within a
population that is often excluded from research efforts
because of barriers such as limited access to transportation
and childcare (2).
It is also important to note that there is no statistical
test of validity. However, researchers based their threshold
for criterion validity on previous work that has been
instrumental in the design and conduct of food safety
evaluations (13). A final point of discussion is that the
present study was performed in community test kitchens,
and equipment and the supplies provided may not be
present in the participants' homes. Having access to certain
kitchen equipment and/or the act of being observed during
the food preparation may have caused study participants
to alter their usual behaviors. However, conducting the
observations within community kitchens permitted greater
standardization across test sites and served as a less intrusive
method for working with the target population.
In summary, although responses to the food safety
survey questions included in the 2018 EFNEP evaluation
tool were largely validated by observing behaviors during
the food preparation activity, the percentage of behaviors

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