Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2-2012
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Extension
Volume
50
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
10
Abstract
Challenges arise when teaching food safety to culturally diverse employees working in meatpacking and food manufacturing industries. A food safety training program was developed in English, translated into Spanish, and administered to 1,265 adult learners. Assessments were conducted by comparing scores before and immediately following training. Scores concerning food safety knowledge and food handling behavior improved dramatically when training was conducted in the native language. Impressive gains were noted for Spanish-speaking participants who averaged 96.60% on post-training scores, demonstrating that identical food safety training programs are most successful with both English- and Spanish-speaking individuals when presented in their native languages.
Copyright Owner
Extension Journal, Inc.
Copyright Date
2012
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Olsen, Sherrlyn Sue; Cordray, Joseph C.; Sapp, Stephen Graham; Sebranek, Joseph G.; Anderson, Barbara J.; and Wenger, Matthew K., "Assessment of Native Languages for Food Safety Training Programs for Meat Industry Employees" (2012). Animal Science Publications. 86.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_pubs/86
Included in
Agriculture Commons, Food Processing Commons, Meat Science Commons, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons
Comments
This article is from Journal of Extension 50 (2012): 1RI4. Posted with permission.