Benchmark research on the Poultry Meat Industry
June 2005
Evaluation Report Series No. 11
FSANZ is currently preparing to implement a new chapter to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which will see national food regulation extend across all parts of the food chain, including primary production, processing and retail – in essence from paddock to plate. One of these new standards due to be introduced in 2006 is the Primary Production and Processing Standard for Poultry Meat (PPPSPM).
FSANZ have identified the need for benchmark data on awareness, knowledge and behaviour of poultry meat businesses, government enforcement officers and consumers in relation to food safety issues. These benchmark data will provide FSANZ with information about the poultry meat industry before the standard is implemented in all States and Territories in Australia.
This report comprises a short Executive Summary of the research project, an Interpretative Summary of the main findings for each of the three stakeholder groups and the main report with the methodology used for each stakeholder group and full results. It should be noted that research findings based on the CATI surveys report on people’s opinions, awareness and knowledge of food safety issues not on actual practices.
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Benchmark research on the Poultry Meat Industry
1 Executive Summary
2 Interpretative Summary [ pdf 177 kb ]
2.1 Poultry Meat Industry
2.2 Enforcement officers
2.3 Consumers
3 Introduction [ pdf 73 kb ]
3.1 Background
3.2 Audience
3.3 Research objectives
4 Methodology in Brief [ pdf 85 kb ]
4.1 Industry research methodology
4.2 Enforcement officer research methodology
4.3 Consumer research methodology
4.4 Interpretative notes
5 Poultry meat industry findings [ pdf 329 kb ]
5.1 Awareness and attitudes towards food safety
5.2 Behaviours and practices and impact on food safety
5.3 Government and self-regulation in the poultry meat industry
5.4 Sources of information and staff training on food safety issues
6 Enforcement officer findings [ pdf 278 kb ]
6.1 The role of enforcement officers in the poultry meat industry
6.2 Enforcement officers opinions of the poultry meat industry
6.3 Level of awareness and knowledge of regulations
6.4 Level of awareness and knowledge of Chapter 3 food safety standards
6.5 Awareness and attitudes towards proposed Chapter 4 standard
6.6 Sources of information and staff training
7 Consumer findings [ pdf 179 kb ]
7.1 Consumer awareness and knowledge of raw poultry meat handling practices
7.2 Consumer awareness and knowledge of pre-cooked poultry meat handling practices
7.3 Consumer attitudes towards food safety for poultry meat
7.4 Information sources on safe food handling for consumers
Appendixes [ pdf 602 kb]
8 Appendix A: Technical notes
[ pdf 68 kb ]
9 Appendix B: Additional industry data
[ pdf 86 kb ]
10 Appendix C: Additional enforcement officer data
[ pdf 67 kb ]
11 Appendix D: Additional consumer data
[ pdf 67 kb ] 12 Appendix E: Industry Sampling Plan
[ pdf 124 kb ] 13 Appendix F: Enforcement officer sampling plan
[ pdf 70 kb ] 14 Appendix G: Industry questionnaire
[ pdf 351 kb ] 15 Appendix H: Enforcement questionnaire
[ pdf 186 kb ] 16 Appendix I: Consumer questionnaire [ pdf 191 kb ]