After filming was completed, participants were asked to complete a household survey. This used closed answer questions to explore participants’ understandings, beliefs and attitudes to a range of food hygiene issues. The functionality of a smart fridge is something a lot of people would love to have. How often have you stood in the grocery store and tried to remember whether you needed butter or some other staple? The remit of the FSA cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Additionally, Food and You indicates people living in the North West, East Midlands and Northern Ireland all report behaviours more in line with recommended practice than those living in London. Quotas were set for different catering establishments, including restaurants, takeaways, catering establishment and institutions. In three kitchens, due to their size or layout, capturing a range of kitchen areas within a single camera position was not possible, and cameras were moved during the week to a different position.

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Following a successful pilot study, the target sample was increased from 70 to 100 kitchens in total (inclusive of the kitchens within the pilot study); with a target of 60 households and 40 FBO kitchens. However, due to challenges recruiting FBOs during fieldwork, the target sample size was changed to a 70:30 split respectively after wave 3 of the research. The increased sample size was believed to provide: Weekly updates were provided to the FSA on recruitment throughout the fieldwork period, and weekly discussions were held both with FSA and the research team to discuss progress and recommend any changes to recruitment practices or quotas. Due to challenges recruiting FBOs, at the end of wave 3, a review was undertaken to identify specific points in the recruitment process where attrition was high, and develop solutions. As well as providing incentives for FBO staff, this also included the provision of anonymised testimonials from other businesses that had taken part in the research, and sub-contracting another fieldwork agency (Acumen) to support recruitment.

Additionally, several FBOs had more than one fridge or freezer. For the installation of thermometers, they were asked to select the appliance in the field of view of the camera. Where this was not possible, the fridges or freezers used for the storage of raw meats were selected. Thermometers were placed in the middle of the appliance. Photographs of fridges and freezers

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Additionally, FBOs were also asked to display notices that filming was taking place during the fieldwork period. The research team provided three notices to FBOs, and FBOs provided verbal and written confirmation that these notices had been displayed. SurveyFSA research (PDF) notes there are several ‘reduced immunity’ groups more vulnerable to food risks. These include cancer patients; patients undergoing immunosuppressive or cytotoxic treatment; unborn and newly delivered infants; people with food hypersensitivity; pregnant women; diabetics, and those with alcoholism and/or alcoholic liver disease. Yes, they're agency carers who are supposed to be there for half an hour, 3 times a day, but they're usually there for 10 minutes. I understand they have a lot to do and it's a hard job, so not so easy to organise extra tasks for them (though it's a small one I know!). It's not always the same people too so continuity is also an issue with new instructions. Fridge and freezer thermometers were provided to participants to collect data on the temperature of both appliances. Thermometers were very easy to use and install and involved turning the devices on and placing separate devices on to the middle shelf of the fridge and freezer. Motivation: attitudes to food safety and associated regulation, impact of COVID-19 on food safety practices (reflective motivation); attitudes to, and general beliefs about food poisoning (reflective motivation); risk associated with various food preparation practices (reflective motivation)