Perception of biological risk and food choices in university students in Naples

Authors

  • Teresa Cirillo Dipartimento di Scienza degli Alimenti, Sezione di Microbiologia e di Igiene, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
  • Erminia Agozzino Dipartimento di Medicina pubblica, Clinica e Preventiva, Sezione Igiene, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
  • Renata Amodio Cocchieri Dipartimento di Scienza degli Alimenti, Sezione di Microbiologia e di Igiene, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
  • Umberto Del Prete Dipartimento di Medicina pubblica, Clinica e Preventiva, Sezione Igiene, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2427/5988

Keywords:

foodborne infections, food safety, eating habits

Abstract

The aim of the present survey was to assess the perceived risk of foodborne infections in young adults with
a high education level. The authors investigated their knowledge of foodborne infections, the preparation
and storage of food that favour these infections and the rules of food safety and hygiene for consumer
protection, as well as their behaviour regarding personal hygiene and their eating habits outside the home.
The results showed that they had a good level of knowledge across all of the fields investigated, but outside
the home they tended to favour food products that have a high risk of foodborne infection.
This confirms that lifestyle and eating habits are strongly influenced by socio-economic factors, fashion, the
media and by the market demands of the food industry.

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Published

2005-06-30

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2005)

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