The study objectives were to increase both the stage of readiness to eat fruit and vegetables as well as the intakes of women who participated in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) for families with limited incomes. The intervention was to enhance the currently used curriculum, Eating Right Is Basic III (ERIB3), with stage-specific processes based on the Trans-Theoretical...

Salinity is one of the oldest and most serious environmental problems in world. The increasingly widespread salinization soils water resources represents a growing threat to agriculture around A strategy cope with this problem cultivate salt-tolerant crops and, therefore, it necessary identify plant species that are naturally adapted high-salinity conditions. In review, we focus our attention o...

ticenter comparison of two norovirus ORF2-based genotyping protocols.multaneous detection and identifi cation of hepatitis A virus and rotavirus by mul-tiplex nucleic acid sequence-based am-plifi cation (NASBA) and microtiter plate hybridization system. Use of norovirus genotype profi les to differentiate origins of foodborne outbreaks. Estimation of norovirus infection risks to consumers of wa...

Teen Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Linked with Parent Consumption Fruits and vegetables are low in calories and rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with reduced risk of health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that adolescents eat 1.5 to 2 ...

Customer demands for fresh salads are increasing, but leafy green vegetables have also been linked to food-borne illness due to pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7. As a safety measure, consumers often wash leafy vegetables in water before consumption. In this study, we analyzed the efficiency of household washing to reduce the bacterial content. Romaine lettuce and ready-to-eat mixed sa...

Nature of the Industry Workers in the food manufacturing industry link farmers and other agricultural producers with consumers. They do this by processing raw fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy products into finished goods ready for the grocer or wholesaler to sell to households, restaurants, or institutional food services. Food manufacturing workers perform tasks as varied as the man...

Production of leafy vegetables for the “Ready-to-eat”-market has vastly increased last 20 years, and consumption these minimally processed led to outbreaks food-borne diseases. Contamination can occur throughout production chain, therefore washing produce become a standard in commercial processing. This study explores bacterial communities spinach (Spinacia oleracea) rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifol...

OBJECTIVE Although breakfast is important for obesity prevention and dietary quality, breakfast skipping is a common behaviour. Knowledge of changes in breakfast habits may provide potential behaviour targets for intervention programmes. The present study describes the actual data on trends in breakfast habits and composition. DESIGN A total of 7800 3 d dietary records of 1081 participants ag...