美國調(diào)查顯示：家長需要食品安全教育

    食品伙伴網(wǎng)報道，據(jù)美國食品安全新聞網(wǎng)8月9日消息稱，美國食品安全專家Cindy Rice-Andrea 于7月在亞特蘭大美國農(nóng)業(yè)部的食品安全會議上公布了她所進(jìn)行的家長食品安全知識及實踐的調(diào)查結(jié)果。

    Rice-Andrea是 Dining in the Light, Inc.公司的董事長，也是一系列關(guān)于食品安全的兒童讀物的作者。而接受調(diào)查的對象是小學(xué)及學(xué)前年齡段孩子的家長。調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示：95%的父母說他們在做飯接觸食物之前幾乎都會洗手，少于一半的父母會在烹調(diào)肉類和雞肉時使用食物溫度計以確保食用安全。

    在一個多項選擇題中，父母們被要求識別最危險的食物，結(jié)果只有20%的父母正確的選擇了煮熟了的米飯，而45%的家長則錯誤的選擇了番茄汁。在另一個關(guān)于危險的食物的問題中，大部分的家長（68%）錯誤的選擇蛋黃醬比烹過的雞肉更危險，而這一題目只有24%的家長正確選擇了烹過的雞肉。

    在亞特蘭大，Rice-Andrea進(jìn)行了一次教育研討會，會上以她的《綠蘋果故事》這一系列關(guān)于食品安全的兒童叢書為基礎(chǔ)，并且進(jìn)行了討論會參加者前后食品安全知識的對比，結(jié)果表明家長回答問題的正確率已經(jīng)從20-70%之間上升至80-100%之間.

    Rice-Andrea的調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示：81%的家長對他們所食用食物的安全很關(guān)心，85%的家長對新聞報道中的召回信息及是源性疾病暴發(fā)很關(guān)心。作為流行病學(xué)專家的Rice-Andrea表示，她的調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示出，美國家庭急需食品安全教育。由于現(xiàn)在的生活比以往要忙碌，不再在廚房里花費大量的時間，而這樣使一些食品安全的基本概念流失了很多，不過好在這些都是一些重要的終生受益的技能，會很容易被家長以及孩子們所知曉。

    Rice-Andrea他們推出了一個新的綠色蘋果網(wǎng)站，提供壁紙和彩頁的下載，可供家庭用戶下載使用。該網(wǎng)站會教一些兒童食品安全及衛(wèi)生常識，以及防止細(xì)菌及病毒蔓延傳播的好習(xí)慣。

    該網(wǎng)站地址是：http://greenappletales.com/index.html
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原文報道： by Alexa Nemeth | Aug 09, 2010
Last month, food safety expert Cindy Rice-Andrea presented the results of her Parent Food Safety Knowledge and Practice survey at the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Conference in Atlanta.

Rice-Andrea, president of Dining in the Light, Inc., and author of a series of children's books on food safety, surveyed elementary and pre-school parents on their food safety practices and knowledge. The majority of parents (95 percent) reported that they almost always washed their hands before touching food when cooking. Less than half reported using a food thermometer for meats and chicken to ensure it is safe to eat.

In a multiple-choice question where parents were asked to identify the riskiest food, only 20 percent correctly identified cooked rice while 45 percent incorrectly identified tomato juice. In another question regarding risky foods, the majority of parents (68 percent) identified mayonnaise as riskier than cooked chicken (24 percent).

Earlier this year, Food Safety News interviewed Rice-Andrea about "Green Apple Tales", a new children's series which aims to deliver food safety information though its lovable characters, colorful illustrations, and easy to understand principles.

In Atlanta, Rice-Andrea conducted an education seminar based on her books and conducted pre- and post-testing on conference attendees, which showed that parents were able to dramatically improve their food safety knowledge, with correct responses on the survey jumping from between 20-70 percent to between 80-100 percent, after the seminar.

In the survey Rice-Andrea reported that 81 percent of parents are concerned about the safety of foods that they eat and 85 percent are concerned about outbreaks and recalls reported in the news.

"The results of my study show an overwhelming need for education on food safety in American homes today," said Rice-Andrea, who is an epidemiologist and is certified in food safety.

"As families are busier and no longer spending a great deal of time together in their kitchens we are finding that some of the basic concepts of food safety have been lost. The good news is that these important lifetime skills are easily learned by parents and children alike."

More recently, Cindy Rice-Andrea has launched a new website for Green Apple Tales.

The website offers wallpaper and coloring book pages that families can download and use. Based on USDA and FDA guidelines, a different principle is depicted in each story to help keep families safe, from hand washing to food allergies, to keeping foods safe at a holiday party.

The website teaches children the basics of food safety and hygiene, and habits that prevent the spread of bacterial and viral diseases.

"We are pleased to offer parents another resource for teaching their children how to stay safe from foodborne illness," said Rice-Andrea. The website is easy to use and introduces children to the characters from 'Green Apple Tales.' I would encourage everyone with young children to visit the site and make use of our information."

Rice Andrea serves on the Massachusetts Dept. of Education Lifeskills Advisory Council and the Partnership for Food Safety Education.

原文地址：http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/last-month-national-food-safety/