Developing a Questionnaire to Assess Exposure to Food-Borne Hazards.
- Author:
Sangah SHIN
1
;
Seul Ki CHOI
;
Hyemi KIM
;
Kyung Youn LEE
;
Sanghee SHIN
;
Jung Won LEE
;
Soo Hyun YU
;
Hye Soen NAM
;
Hae Jung YOON
;
Hyojee JOUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Validation Studies
- Keywords: human exposure assessment; dietary questionnaire; food borne hazard
- MeSH: Acrylamide; Advisory Committees; Aflatoxins; Arsenic; Benzhydryl Compounds; Cadmium; Cooking; Eating; Humans; Life Style; Phenols; Phthalic Acids; Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; Surveys and Questionnaires; Socioeconomic Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Nutrition 2011;44(1):61-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop a reliable dietary questionnaire to assess human exposure to food-borne hazards. Eleven food-borne hazards were chosen as a priority control list through a literature review and advisory committees. The 11 food-borne hazards were phthalate, aflatoxin, bisphenol A, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxin, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, and acrylamide. The characteristics, exposure level, and paths of these hazards were reviewed, and questionnaire items were identified to assess human exposure from the literature. A questionnaire was developed for each selected food based on its characteristics. Based on the items in the individual questionnaires, a comprehensive questionnaire, which contained demographic characteristics, job information, socioeconomic factors, health related lifestyles, and dietary behaviors, was developed. A 99-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess food-borne hazard exposure was also developed. The FFQ included frequency of food intake during the previous year, container type for purchasing and storing food, and cooking method. The questionnaire developed in this study could be applied to assess dietary factors during an exposure assessment of food-borne hazards in a large population. A validation study for the questionnaire is needed before applying it to surveys.
