Consumer competence regarding food handling in private households

C. Pfau, J. Piekarski, Karlsruhe

Only little information exists on consumer competence in the field of nutrition and handling food. Aim of the study was to get information on consumer competence in handling food in private households – especially on places and duration of storage of fresh food and food in packages already opened.

From this, recommendations for educational measures concerning the correct handling of food may be derived. Within the frame-work of a representative omnibus survey, several questions referring to 24 food items of different food groups were asked. Many of the respondents did not have sufficient competence regarding adequate places and duration of storage of fresh food and of food in packages already opened. EU01/02

Keywords: Consumer competence / food handling / private households

Sie finden den Artikel in deutscher Sprache in Ernährungs-Umschau 01/02 ab Seite 18.