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and the use of visual methods to check for meat cooking
doneness. Future research and education are needed to
improve thermometer ownership and use among young
adults. Respondents viewed Reddit to be a trusted and
useful source of information, and these perceptions
informed their intention to use the website as a source of
food safety information. Therefore, targeted food safety
education and outreach efforts should be conducted on
Reddit and similar websites to promote and encourage safe
food handling at home.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors thank all study participants for completing
the survey, as well as those who participated in the cognitive
interviewing pretest. Salary support for the primary author
was made possible through Ryerson University's Work Study
Research Assistant program.

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