Published October 1, 2021 | Version v1
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Data on European kitchen layouts belonging to vulnerable consumers (elderly people and young families with children or pregnant women) and risk-takers (young single men)

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Dunarea de Jos University of Galati
  • 2. NOFIMA
  • 3. INRAE
  • 4. Ecole Supérieure d'Agricultures (ESA)
  • 5. Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • 6. Universidade de Lisboa
  • 7. National Food Chain Safety Office
  • 8. Oslo Metropolitan University

Description

The data presented here capture the structure of kitchen layouts belonging to consumers vulnerable to foodborne diseases and food risk-takers. Data were collected in the frame of the SafeConsume project by multidisciplinary research teams that visited consumers during preparing a meal and had the possibility to examine their cooking routines. Distances between sink and stove, sink and refrigerator, stove and refrigerator, sink and working place (countertop or table), stove and working place were analysed to correlate food safety practices applied during cooking with kitchen arrangements. The results arising from analysing the ergonomics of kitchens versus potential cross-contamination events are presented in Mihalache et al., [1]. These data contribute to a better understanding of real kitchen layouts and can be used as a starting point for future research regarding food safety-oriented arrangements instead of ergonomics-focused designs, for food safety risk assessments, as study cases for explaining specific measures that can be established to improve food handling and hygiene practices in homes and for sociological research pointing consumers’ behaviour during cooking.

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Funding

European Commission
SafeConsumE - SafeConsumE: Safer food through changed consumer behavior: Effective tools and products, communication strategies, education and a food safety policy reducing health burden from foodborne illnesses 727580