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Access to Information, and Concerns, Myths and Truths about Food Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Portuguese Population

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dc.contributor.authorCoelho De Lemos, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Rui
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-04T16:37:01Z
dc.date.available2024-04-04T16:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-24
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic raised questions and concerns about the possibility of the virus being transmitted through food, as the virus was found in sewage, shrimps and packages of frozen food. During the first wave of COVID-19, concerns about the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through food arose. As the number of cases began to increase rapidly, so did the availability of information regarding the virus and ways to prevent infection. A significant portion of this information was disseminated by the media and the general public. Identifying and understanding the main doubts and concerns about food hygiene and safety raised by the Portuguese population during the first wave of COVID-19 is important in order to understand whether these issues have influenced their practices and what lessons can be learnt for food safety and hygiene education. The aims of this work were (1) to understand the doubts and concerns of the Portuguese population regarding food safety and hygiene during the first wave of COVID-19, and how these issues were clarified, (2) to analyze the population’s opinion on food/hygiene myths and truths related to the transmission and prevention of the infection, and (3) to understand how the first wave of COVID-19 may have influenced the population’s practices linked to food handling and consumption. The main doubts of the respondents were related to food handling (41.6%) and the possibility of transmission of COVID-19 through food (17%). Television was the main source of information used to clarify these doubts (32.9%), followed by a guideline issued by the Directorate-General of Health (30.7%). However, most respondents (50.9%) said that they had only found answers to some of their questions. Most respondents reported washing and disinfecting hands before (85% and 63.4%, respectively) and after (73.8% and 57.3%, respectively) the handling and organization of food purchases. Most respondents did not believe the myths about COVID-19 and food safety, but this depended on their level of education. Some practices may have changed as a result of the pandemic, particularly with regard to washing and disinfecting hands and food, as well as kitchen hygiene.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationLemos, M.; Maia, R.L.; Teixeira, P. Access to Information, and Concerns, Myths and Truths about Food Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Portuguese Population. Foods 2023, 12, 2802. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/foods12142802pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/foods12142802pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/30531
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationCentre of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCommunication; Coronavirus Pandemic; Consumption Habits; Food Safety; Hand Washing and Disinfection.pt_PT
dc.titleAccess to Information, and Concerns, Myths and Truths about Food Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Portuguese Populationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F50016%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue14pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage2802pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFoodspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
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