Article
Exploring School Foodservice Directors’ Intentions to Implement Farm-To-School Procurement Methods Considering Food Safety Practices
Journal of Safety Studies
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
12-1-2018
DOI
10.5296/jss.v4i1.13250
Abstract
This study explored the intentions of foodservice directors' (FSD) who oversee Farm-to-School (F2S) programs to implement alternative procurement methods that better account for food safety practices. A web-based questionnaire was distributed to 864 California school FSDs with 136 (15.7%) usable surveys returned. Findings revealed that although FSDs understand the importance of food safety training and have confidence in their ability to manage produce safety practices, they express little intention to change their procurement practices. This finding might indicate a need for more resources and supportive policies.
Copyright Owner
Macrothink Institute
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Sandra C. Curwood, Lakshman Rajagopal, Susan W. Arendt and Stephen Sapp. "Exploring School Foodservice Directors’ Intentions to Implement Farm-To-School Procurement Methods Considering Food Safety Practices" Journal of Safety Studies Vol. 4 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 19 - 38 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_arendt/55/
This article is published as Curwood, S., Rajagopal, L., Arendt, S., and Sapp, S. Exploring School Foodservice Directors’ Intentions to Implement Farm-To-School Procurement Methods Considering Food Safety Practices. Journal of Safety Studies, 2018(December);4(1),19-38. DOI: 10.5296/jss.v4i1.13250. Posted with permission.