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Consumer Storage Length Practices for Ready-to-Eat Foods

Project PI: R.A. Morales

Source: Center for Regulatory Economics and Policy Research, Research Triangle Institute

Methodology: The survey design is intended to provide estimates of storage practices for two at-risk populations, pregnant women and seniors (60 and over), as well as the remaining population. Storage practices data will be collected on 12 high and moderate risk food categories identified in the Listeria monocytogenes risk assessment. Consumer understanding of expiration dates and how they use this information in making decisions regarding purchases, consumption, and home refrigeration storage conditions will be explored and demographic profiles of high-risk consumer storage practices developed.

Summary: FINDINGS NOT YET AVAILABLE - The research is intended to develop a baseline of information on consumer refrigeration storage practices for unopened and opened packages of ready-to-eat foods (RTE) using a nationally representative Web-enabled panel of consumers.

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