Food Safety at Farmers’ Markets

Sirsat, Sujata A.; Gibson, Kristen E.; Neal, Jack A.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800245-2.00015-0

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“…The results of the study confirmed the findings of Onozaka et al (2010) and Smithers et al (2010) that a majority of farmers' market consumers have positive food safety perceptions towards farmers' markets. However, Sirsat et al (2015) reviewed the published literature related to the prevalence of microorganisms on food products sold at farmers' markets and highlighted that in some instances there was higher bacterial prevalence on food items from farmers' markets when compared to their retail super market counterparts. For instance, several independent studies published from to 2014 demonstrated that bacterial concentrations on leafy greens purchased at farmers' markets were significantly higher than retail super markets (Sirsat & Neal, 2013;Scheinberg, Doores, & Cutter, 2013;Soendjojo, 2012;Su, 2014).…”

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“…Worsfold et al (2004) investigated farmers' market consumers' food safety concerns and reported that most (86%) consumers have few or no concerns about the safety of the food available for purchase. However, as outlined in several recent reviews (Sirsat et al, 2015;Wright et al, 2015), foodborne disease outbreaks linked to farmers' markets have been reported in the past decade, and therefore, it is necessary to increase consumers' food safety awareness towards food products available at farmers' markets in order to better protect public health.…”

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Food safety and food quality perceptions of farmers’ market consumers in the United States

Gibson

Wright

et al. 2017

Food Control

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The number of farmers' markets in United States (U.S.) increased dramatically from 1775 markets in 1994 to 8,476 markets in 2014. However, few studies have investigated consumers' food safety perceptions toward products in farmers' market or their impact on consumers' purchasing behaviors. The objectives of this study were to understand consumers' perception of food safety at farmers' markets and to explore the role of food safety perception on their purchasing fresh produce at a farmers' market. Analysis of covariance was used to investigate food safety perceptions at farmers' market among different demographic groups. In addition, multiple linear regression was used to explore factors including consumers' food safety perception and quality perception on their purchasing at a farmers' market. The results from the ANCOVA indicated that millennial generation consumers perceived better food safety conditions at farmers' markets. The linear regressions indicated quality perception and willingness to support local foods are primary reasons that consumers purchase products at farmers' markets, while food safety perception is not significantly related to purchasing fresh produce. The results imply that consumers generally hold a positive food safety perception that may be in contrast to actual microbial safety of produce obtained from farmers' markets. The results highlight an increasing need for consumer education specifically related to food safety awareness at farmers' markets.

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Food safety and food quality perceptions of farmers’ market consumers in the United States

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Wright

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Food Control

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“…In 2014, Texas and Arkansas were among the top ten states with the largest increases in the number of farmers markets [2], and by 2018, Texas and Arkansas had 226 and 111 farmers markets, respectively [1]. Ready-to-eat food products, primarily fresh fruit and vegetables, usually dominate the available goods at these markets across the country [3][4][5][6]. With the growing number of farmers markets, consumers' demand for locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables has also increased [7].…”

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“…According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne illness outbreaks cause an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3000 deaths in the United States annually [17][18][19]. Fresh fruits and vegetables-responsible for 46% of the foodborne illnesses [20,21]-cause the largest number of illnesses compared to any other food category, as these foods typically receive no additional kill step such as heat treatment during processing [6,[22][23][24][25]. While there are few outbreaks associated with foods sold at farmers markets, it is important to recognize that a majority of foodborne illness outbreaks go unreported [6].…”

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“…Fresh fruits and vegetables-responsible for 46% of the foodborne illnesses [20,21]-cause the largest number of illnesses compared to any other food category, as these foods typically receive no additional kill step such as heat treatment during processing [6,[22][23][24][25]. While there are few outbreaks associated with foods sold at farmers markets, it is important to recognize that a majority of foodborne illness outbreaks go unreported [6]. Moreover, there is limited traceability on produce and other food items sold at farmers markets [26].…”

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Food Safety Challenges and Barriers in Southern United States Farmers Markets

Mohammad

Neal

et al. 2019

Foods

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Purchasing fresh and local produce at farmers markets has seen an increasing trend over the past decade. However, with this rise in popularity food safety challenges need to be recognized and addressed. Farmers market managers play a significant role in ensuring that vendors implement food safety practices at the market. Thus, this study investigated the food safety perceptions of farmers markets managers and vendors in Texas and Arkansas. A total of 123 participants were surveyed, including 38 managers and 85 vendors. The survey included a series of questions to determine gaps in vendor and manager food safety knowledge as well as the barriers and factors that prevent the implementation of relevant food safety practices. The results indicate that a lack of facilities, equipment, and resources containing food safety guidelines specific to farmers markets were the major barriers to the implementation of food safety practices. In addition, only 36.7% of participants had formal food safety training (e.g., ServSafe) and approximately 50% of the market managers provided food safety materials to their vendors. Overall, these data suggest that the development of farmers market-specific training programs to enhance food safety behaviors and practices in farmers markets would be beneficial to stakeholders.

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Consumer attitudes and perceptions towards chilled ready-to-eat foods: a multi-national study

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Özilgen

Gómez‐López

et al. 2023

J Consum Prot Food Saf

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Understanding consumers' behavior and their handling of high-risk foods at home is essential for reducing the number of foodborne illnesses. This study shows the results of a cross-national analysis of consumers' perception from nine countries, and the identification of customers' clusters and its characteristics in order to understand customers' behavior, and to build safe chilled ready-to-eat (RTE) foods prevention strategies. The cluster analysis resulted in two clusters: (1) "Precautious consumers" characterized by the orientation towards pre-packed RTE foods, with consumers mainly coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. Their attitudes and self-reported practices may be categorized as less risky in terms of food-borne illnesses connected with the consumption of RTE foods; (2) "Unconcerned consumers" preferred cutting and slicing RTE foods freshly at the point of purchase, usually sold at the delicatessen department in a supermarket or at open markets. Those consumers mostly came from Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia and their attitudes and self-reported practices were riskier. These results allow a better understating of what characterizes consumers of RTE foods in different countries.

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Food Safety at Farmers’ Markets

Cited by 8 publications

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Food safety and food quality perceptions of farmers’ market consumers in the United States

Food safety and food quality perceptions of farmers’ market consumers in the United States

Food Safety Challenges and Barriers in Southern United States Farmers Markets

Consumer attitudes and perceptions towards chilled ready-to-eat foods: a multi-national study

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