Food safety knowledge and practice among elderly people living at home

摘要

Conclusions-food storage practices among the majority of elderly people interviewed in this study of not meet rec- ommended safety standards to minimise the risk of food poisoning. Objective-To assess the food storage Knowledge and practice of elderly people Living at home. Methods-Three phase survey data col- Lection: face to face interviews; dietary Diaries with a food frequency question- Naire; and follow up interviews. Setting-Urban Nottingham. Participants -809 elderly people (aged 65+) randomly selected from general practitioner lists.