Microwave oven safety: A food safety consumer survey in Malaysia |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia;2. Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia;3. Department of Livestock and Avian Science, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura, Gonawila 60170, Sri Lanka;4. Food Safety and Food Integrity, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia;1. Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy;2. Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain;1. Department of Marketing, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, SBA 575 Portland, OR, USA;2. Department of Marketing, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., BA2 308H Orlando, FL, USA;1. School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA;2. Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada;2. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Microwave oven is an indispensable tool in every household. However, the proper usage of the microwave ovens was neglected and thus, causing food safety concerns, especially microbiological hazard in microwaved heated food. Therefore, a survey was initiated to gauge the consumer’s knowledge of microwave oven safety concerning the food safety of reheated food. A total of 29 survey questions was designed that covered 5 demographic questions and 24 others on the knowledge and practice of microwave oven safety and food safety attitude. The survey was blasted out to 329 respondents via email. Overall, 189 (57.4%) returned respondents demonstrated low level of knowledge of the microwave oven safety, which indicated improper education of the microwave oven despite knowing the norms on the microwave oven usage. In addition, consumers demonstrated low levels of practicing microwave oven safety. The outcome of the survey also showed consumer’s neutral attitude towards food safety. There was no statistically significant association between the variables and demographic. The minimum knowledge of microwave oven and food safety shown by the consumers requires the attention to improve the food safety educational programs by including the knowledge on microwave oven safety for the betterment of the public health. |
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| Keywords: | Microwave oven safety Reheating Food safety Consumer survey |
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