• Consumer practices and prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella and norovirus in kitchens from six European countries 

      Møretrø, Trond; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Didier, Pierrine; Maître, Isabelle; Izsó, Tekla; Kasza, Gyula; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Cardoso, Maria Joao; Ferreira, Vânia B.; Teixeira, Paula; Borda, Daniela; Dumitrascu, Loredana; Neagu, Corina; Nicolau, Anca Ioana; Anfruns-Estrada, Eduard; Foden, Mike; Voysey, Phil; Langsrud, Solveig (International journal of food microbiology;volume 347, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-26)
      About 40% of foodborne infections are acquired in the home. The aim of the present study was to track contamination of pathogens during domestic food preparation and link the contamination to preparation practices. Research ...
    • Consumer Readiness to Reduce Meat Consumption for the Purpose of Environmental Sustainability: Insights from Norway 

      Austgulen, Marthe Hårvik; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Schjøll, Alexander; Alfnes, Frode (Sustainability;Volume 10, Issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-28)
      Food production is associated with various environmental impacts and the production of meat is highlighted as a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. A transition toward plant-based and low-meat diets has thus ...
    • Cooking chicken at home: Common or recommended approaches to judge doneness may not assure sufficient inactivation of pathogens 

      Langsrud, Solveig; Sørheim, Oddvin; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Almli, Valerie Lengard; Jensen, Merete Rusås; Grøvlen, Magnhild Seim; Ueland, Øydis; Møretrø, Trond (PLoS ONE;15 (4): e0230928, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-29)
      About one third of foodborne illness outbreaks in Europe are acquired in the home and eating undercooked poultry is among consumption practices associated with illness. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ...
    • Cross-contamination of lettuce with Campylobacter spp. via cooking salt during handling raw poultry 

      Santos-Ferreira, Nanci; Alves, Angela; Cardoso, Maria João; Langsrud, Solveig; Malheiro, Ana Rita; Fernandes, Rui; Maia, Rui; Truninger, Monica; Junqueira, Luis; Nicolau, Anca Ioana; Dumitrascu, Loredana; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Kasza, Gyula; Izso, Tekla; Ferreira, Vania; Teixeira, Paula (PLOS ONE;16 (5): e0250980, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-19)
      Campylobacter spp. are the most common bacterial pathogens associated with human gastroenteritis in industrialized countries. Contaminated chicken is the food vehicle associated with the majority of reported cases of ...
    • School meals as a resource for low-income families in three European countries: a comparative case approach 

      O’Connell, Rebecca; Brannen, Julia; Ramos, Vasco; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Truninger, Monica (European Societies;Volume 24, 2022 - Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-07)
      In the context of successive global crises and rising household food insecurity in wealthy European countries there is renewed attention to the role of school meals as a welfare intervention. However, little is known about ...
    • Time-temperature profiles and Listeria monocytogenes presence in refrigerators from households with vulnerable consumers 

      Dumitrașcu, Loredana; Nicolau, Anca Ioana; Neagu, Corina; Didier, Pierrine; Maître, Isabelle; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Møretrø, Trond; Langsrud, Solveig; Truninger, Monica; Teixeira, Paula; Ferreira, Vânia; Martens, Lydia; Borda, Daniela (Food Control;Volume 111, 107078, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-23)
      A transdisciplinary observational study, coupled with a web-based survey, was conducted to investigate refrigerated storage of food, in five European countries. The investigated consumer groups in this study were: young ...
    • Washing hands and risk of cross-contamination during chicken preparation among domestic practitioners in five European countries 

      Didier, Pierrine; Nguyen-The, Christophe; Martens, Lydia; Foden, Mike; Dumitrascu, Loredana; Mihalache, Augustin Octavian; Nicolau, Anca Ioana; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth; Truninger, Monica; Junqueira, Luís; Maitre, Isabelle (Food Control;Volume 127, September 2021, 108062, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-07)
      Nearly 40% foodborne outbreaks in the European Union are attributable to food practices in domestic homes that include handling and preparation of raw chicken. Hand washing is an important way to prevent cross-contamination ...