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consciousness, all of which were significantly associated with
low levels of risk. Completion of the study has demonstrated
that the respondents exhibited perceptions of invulnerability,
optimistic bias, illusion of control, and superiority bias.
Such findings are of particular importance to food safety
educators and policy makers in Lebanon: if such perceptions
and biases exist among the wider population in Lebanon,
these perceptions may undermine food safety education
attempts; therefore, consideration to such perceptions must
be given when developing future interventions to overcome
and enhance food safety. The most important finding of this
study is the discovery that negative food safety encounters,
such as experiencing foodborne illness, can have a negative
impact upon perceptions of risk, control, and responsibility
to prevent reoccurrence of the negative experience. The
cumulative findings from this study make recommendations
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023
Perceptions of Risk, Control, and Responsibility Regarding Food Safety among Consumers in Lebanon
Fresh Produce Harvesting Equipment – A Review of Cleaning and Sanitizing Practices and Related Science
Assessing Physical Attributes Associated with Implementation of Risk Management Practices among Small Strawberry Farms
Evaluating Misinformation on YouTube about Washing Produce Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Minimally Processed Vegetables: Consumer Profile, Consumption Habits, and Perceptions of Microbiological Risk
Beyond the Bio
PDG Highlight
Industry Products
Letter to the Editor
Coming Events
Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - Cover1
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - Assessing Physical Attributes Associated with Implementation of Risk Management Practices among Small Strawberry Farms
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - Evaluating Misinformation on YouTube about Washing Produce Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - Minimally Processed Vegetables: Consumer Profile, Consumption Habits, and Perceptions of Microbiological Risk
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - PDG Highlight
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - 187
Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - Industry Products
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2023 - Letter to the Editor
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