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Looks can be deceiving…

Looks can be deceiving…. Group Members ~ Shimeon Lee [16] ~ Siew Jia Yang [17] ~ Tan Ijoe [18] (Leader) ~Tan Yiwei Ivan [19] ~Tay Keng Teng [20]. Research Education. Teacher Mentor DR. Iluyomade Raphael Funwa. Group 4 . Topic

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Looks can be deceiving…

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  1. Looks can be deceiving…

  2. Group Members ~Shimeon Lee [16] ~SiewJia Yang [17] ~ Tan Ijoe [18] (Leader) ~Tan Yiwei Ivan [19] ~Tay KengTeng [20] Research Education Teacher Mentor DR. Iluyomade Raphael Funwa Group 4

  3. Topic Food Storage— How does the Singapore community store food and what implications does it have on food contamination and poisoning, affecting food distribution. Many people understand the problems improper food storage will bring. Food poisoning. But the only symptoms the public know of are basically having diarrhea. They know it’s fatal, but they don’t know how to detect it. Salmonella is the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning in Singapore with 1,480 cases reported in 2010 and 1,383 cases in 2011. It can be particularly harmful for the elderly. Ministry of Health’s Weekly Infectious Disease Bulletin

  4. Table of Contents Introduction/Topic [Viewed on previous slide] Methodology 2.1 Survey 2.1.1 Objectives of Survey 2.1.2 Demographics 2.1.3 How was it carried out? 2.2 Interview Data Analysis 3.1 Results 3.1.1 Visual Reports 3.1.2 Interpretation of Results Discussion 4.1 Implications of Findings 4.2 Limitations of Findings 4.3 Proposals/Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgements

  5. Methodology 2.1 Survey 2.1.1 Objectives of Survey • To find out if the members of the public are aware of the importance of food storage • To assess if the members of the public could detect early symptoms of food poisoning so that they could seek early treatment. • To find out if the members of the public know that the proper places to store differing types of food.

  6. 2.1.2 Demographics Respondents Marital Status Age Groups

  7. 2.1.3 How was it carried out? The purpose of our survey is to collect information that was not available through our literature research, such as the members of the public’s knowledge on food storage and their awareness of the importance of it. Date/Time: 7th August 2012, after Save the Gryphon musical. Venue: Bishan, Junction 8 Mall The respondents were informed of the topic of our survey and were asked if they were comfortable and could spare a few minutes to complete the survey questions. The respondent’s feedbacks were recorded in the questionnaire form which was later brought back for further analysis and interpretation. After the respondents had completed their survey, we thanked them fervently for their cooperation.

  8. 2.2 Interview Interviewee: Ms JoscelinSun, Manager of Community Outreach Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority(AVA) Ms Sun Wanting replied in her email that it was not possible for a face-to-face interview, as our questions would require inputs from several departments in AVA, but she would gladly assist us in getting answers needed.

  9. The Food Safety public education programme was introduced in 2003. to increase awareness of food safety amongst members of the public as well as to profile AVA as the national authority for food safety. July was set as the Food Safety month. During the food safety month, a series of outreach activities such as exhibitions, schools and workplace talks and community events are held to educate consumers on food safety. This year: Supermarket tours (14 July – 19 August 2012) Food Safety Awards Night (13 July 2012) AVA will continue to reach out to the bigger community to educate them and to equip them with the knowledge of food storage.

  10. Data Analysis • 3.1 Results Cooking at home-A healthier choice Cooking yourself will ensure that the food is properly handled as people would not risk their health. ------------Cooking at home is probably one of the best ways to prevent food contamination. Results of the survey showed that: 20% of respondents never cook at home, meaning that they either eat out or have takeaways, both giving a possibility of contamination. 70% cook at home at least once a week, reducing food contamination if they know how to properly store their food. The remaining 10% cook at home every day.

  11. Analysing results of interview. The basic principle of storing food is to keep cold food cold and store dried food in cool and dry place. This method can help prevent Salmonella from breeding. (Emphasis on help) However small, this Salmonella can cause a lot of problems, doing a lot of damage to food distribution in Singapore.

  12. 3.1.1 Visual Reports From Survey Table1. Where different food products are stored

  13. From Interview In 2006, 2007 and 2008, there were 2.5, 2.5 and 3.45 incidents of food poisoning outbreaks per 1,000 food outlets respectively Graph 3

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