Publications by authors named "Mose Giaretta"
A high incidence of foodborne diseases occurs in the home setting because consumers adopt inappropriate preparation, consumption, and storage procedures. The present study applies an ethnographic approach to identify inadequate practices that could increase the incidence of foodborne diseases. Techniques related to the ethnographic approach were used: participant observation, kitchens mapping, collection of photographic material, and informal interviews in natural settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: With rapid evolution of the internet and web 2.0 apps, online sources have become one of the main channels for most people to seek food risk information. Thus, it would be compelling to analyze the coverage of online information sources related to biological, chemical, and nutritional food risks, and related safety issues, to understand the type of content that online readers are exposed to, possibly influencing their perceptions.
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- In the summer of 2017, a food alert was triggered in several EU countries due to fipronil pesticide residues found in chicken eggs, leading to widespread media coverage.
- A study examined how Italian online sources reported this alert, using both manual and automated content analysis, finding that the situation was often framed as a political scandal.
- Despite sensationalism, the online sources generally conveyed that the actual risks to consumers were low, reflecting the information shared by Italian health authorities and offering insights for better public communication on food safety issues.