Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on food safety. A comparison of data collected from seventh grade students on food safety knowledge who had been through USDA's National Integrated Food Safety Initiative program with those seventh grade students who have had no formal school instruction on this topic was conducted. The food science and technology research team worked with two middle schools in Tennessee to implement the pilot curriculum and collected pre, post and follow-up tests from these two schools. In addition, information was collected from two other county schools that did not participate in the pilot program and used to compare the effectiveness of the curriculum. Students receiving the food safety curriculum gained and retained more knowledge related to food handling skills and behavior knowledge than students not receiving the curriculum. Overall, this research suggests that an interdisciplinary food safety curriculum has made a positive impact on students.
Keywords:
food safety curriculum, middle school, interdisciplinary
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