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    2. Evaluating alternatives for communicating about food risk

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Brown, J. Lynne (author), Epp, Donald J. (author), Fisher, Ann (author), King, Robert (author), Maretzki, Audrey N. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics, Penn State University
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1994
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C08020
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Applied Communications
    Journal Title Details:
    78 (2) : 1-11
    Notes:
    James F. Evans Collection, This article describes the development and preliminary evaluation of model materials designed as one step in helping consumers understand how scientists assess food risks, how that information is used in food safety policy decisions, and what individuals can do to protect themselves from residual risks. Focus groups provided feedback on draft materials, and experts reviewed the simplified descriptions of specific food risks to assure consistency with current scientific knowledge. We used pilot tests to examine (1) whether initial factual questions would prompt more learning, and (2) the relative effectiveness of two formats: a paper version similar to typical government pamphlets and an interactive computer version. People learned about food safety from either version. There was little evidence that the "prompting" questions led to more learning, nor did subjects learn more from the computer version. Results suggest that the materials made respondents more comfortable about their own ability to choose and prepare safe food and increased their confidence in actions taken by government and industry. (original)

    5. Where truth comes from

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    McNutt, Kristen (author / President, Consumer Choices, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1994-03
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07610
    Journal Title:
    Nutrition Today
    Journal Title Details:
    29 (2) : 43-48
    Notes:
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