Assessing the potential health hazards of purchasing prepared foods from unregulated private online sellers
Chan, Phoebe (author) Chen, Dale (thesis advisor) Freer, Kevin (thesis advisor) British Columbia Institute of Technology School of Health Sciences (Degree granting institution)
Research paper/project
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British Columbia Institute of Technology
2022
18 pages
Social media and home-based businesses have taken the internet by storm as large online platforms such as Facebook Marketplace and Instagram have provided an outlet for private online sellers to sell food prepared in their home kitchens to the general public. Home-based sellers are currently unregulated, due to the sheer number of sellers and lack of manpower and resources at health authorities. With the increasing number of unregulated online food sales and the increasing popularity of purchasing foods from online platforms, the hazards associated with food prepared in home kitchens ought to be investigated. Because Potentially Hazardous Foods particularly increase the risk of foodborne illness, the number of listings containing them ought to be quantified.
potentially hazardous foods (PHFs) online food sales foodborne illness health hazards food safety
Electronic commerce Food -- Safety measures Food handling Foodborne diseases Health risk assessment Public health
Environmental Public Health
electronic
British Columbia
Bachelor of Environmental Public Health