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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE
Food Protection Trends, Vol 40, No. 1, p. 16-28
Copyright© 2020, International Association for Food Protection
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M. Taylor Rhodes*1 and Fred Kuchler2
Oregon State University, School of Public Policy, 318
Bexell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service,
355 E. St., SW, Washington, D.C. 20024, USA
1*
2
The Influence of Time Use, Risk Factors and Occupation
on Meal Preparers' Use of Food Thermometers
ABSTRACT
This study uses the 2014-2016 Eating and Health
Module from the American Time Use Survey to examine
factors associated with thermometer use by at-home
meal preparers. It also examines the relationship between
employment of meal preparers in foodservice and food
thermometer use at home. Overall, 14% of at-home
meal preparers use a food thermometer during a typical
week when preparing meals that require temperature
verification. Logit regression estimates indicate that male
meal preparers use thermometers more than females
do, married preparers use thermometers more than
unmarried at-home meal preparers do, young adults (age
18-34) use thermometers more than older adults do,
non-Hispanic meal preparers use thermometers more
than Hispanic meal preparers do, and meal preparers
who spend over 2 hours on daily food preparation use
thermometers more than those who spend less time on
food preparation and meal preparers in larger households
are more likely to use food thermometers than those
in smaller households, and meal preparers who judged
themselves to be in poor physical health were less
likely than others to use a food thermometer. Lastly,
thermometer usage was higher for meal preparers
working in food service-related jobs than for others,
although more than three-quarters of these food service
workers did not use a thermometer when preparing athome meals that require temperature verification.
INTRODUCTION
Federal agencies' advice about safe temperatures is
unequivocal: it is based on the fact that food cooked until
it reaches the thermometer-verified temperature officials
recommend is considered safe, and food that is cooked without
the use of a thermometer to verify internal temperature is
not considered safe (7). Given the low time and effort-cost
of following the advice, along with the substantial health
risks incurred by failing to follow it, one would be tempted to
hypothesize that thermometer use is commonplace. However,
the existing literature suggests otherwise.
*Author for correspondence: Phone: +1 541.737.2811; Fax: +1 541.737.2289; Email: Taylor.Rhodes@oregonstate.edu
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Microbial Contamination of Grocery Shopping Trolleys and Baskets in West Texas
The Influence of Time Use, Risk Factors and Occupation on Meal Preparers’ Use of Food Thermometers
Assessment of Apple Packers’ Training Needs and Attitudes on Food Safety and The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Knowledge and Practices of Meat Safety by Meat Sellers in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana
Beyond the Bio Carl Custer
PDG Highlight Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG
General Interest Paper Predictive Models for Food Code Violations
Industry Products
Coming Events
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Microbial Contamination of Grocery Shopping Trolleys and Baskets in West Texas
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - The Influence of Time Use, Risk Factors and Occupation on Meal Preparers’ Use of Food Thermometers
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Assessment of Apple Packers’ Training Needs and Attitudes on Food Safety and The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Knowledge and Practices of Meat Safety by Meat Sellers in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Beyond the Bio Carl Custer
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - PDG Highlight Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG
Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - General Interest Paper Predictive Models for Food Code Violations
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