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Tuesday, 12 June 2007 |
Young people in Scotland lack confidence in the kitchen, with many rarely preparing any meal more complex than sandwiches, and with a patchy knowledge of food hygiene.
A survey carried out by the Scottish Consumer Council (SCC) of over
1,500 second year pupils from 71 schools found that nearly a quarter of
pupils never cook a meal from scratch and the majority never undertake
any food preparation apart from chopping vegetables or making
sandwiches.
The research also found that young people had very poor knowledge of
the dangers posed by some food hygiene issues such as the danger of
cross contamination when storing raw meat and fish and issues and about
re-heating various foods.
The SCC recommended that the Food Standards Agency increase educational
resources in schools to reinforce messages about food safety and the
value of fresh-cooked food.
SCC chairman Douglas Sinclair said: "The potential danger of food
poisoning is never far away. However it can be easily avoided by
following good hygiene and food safety advice. "Unfortunately,
our survey shows that this information is still not getting through to
all young people, many of whom have a poor knowledge of some of the
basic messages."
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