Safe Food September is Food Safety Awareness Month. This FoodChat conversation on Twitter had a special guest from FoodInsight.org to help highlight consumer perceptions on food safety in the US and how those perceptions affect buying decisions.
- What does food safety mean to you?
- @FoodInsight Survey data shows most people are confident in safety of US food supply (78 percent). Are you? Why or Why not?
- What steps can people take to ensure their food is safe?
- Do you have a food thermometer? If yes, how often do you use it?
- Another specific food preperation Q: Do you wash your fruits and veggies? Why or Why not?
- Are you leery of food ingredients that have long names and hard to pronounce?
- Should genetically engineered food be labeled? #foodchat and please be civil
- Have you or anyone you know been a victim of foodborne illness?
- How does food safety play into food purchases?
- What are some of the various functions food ingredients can serve?
- What are information resources to learn more about food recalls, litigation, and food labeling?
- What is the most common food safety mistake you or others make?
- Based on tonights chat, what is 1 step youre going to take to ensure your food is safe?
