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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a food safety map as an educational method with English language learners.

Methods: English language learner community members (n = 73) were assigned randomly to participate in 1 of 3 experimental conditions: food safety map, cooking class, and control. Participants in the food safety map and cooking class conditions completed a pre-education demographic and cooking history questionnaire, a post-education knowledge and intention questionnaire, and a 2-week post-cooking and food safety habits assessment.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the types of unfamiliar foods international students in the U.S. encounter and to assess food safety information that international students would like to receive for mitigating risks associated with handling and preparing unfamiliar foods.

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Pasmo, caused by Septoria linicola, reduces flax (Linum usitatissimum) yield in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but little is known about its distribution and effect on yield in North Dakota. Field surveys for pasmo were conducted in 74 and 87 flax fields across 19 and 23 North Dakota counties in 2002 and 2003, respectively. The surveys indicated that pasmo was present in 17 and 18 counties in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

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