Food Science

2025 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference

  • Story by Food Safety Human Factor Lab
  • March 13, 2025

The Food Safety Human Factor lab attended the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference at the Sysco Headquarters on March 13 – 14 in Houston, Texas. This two-day conference brought together food safety professionals and educators from across the state, all dedicated to advancing consumer food safety education. The lab delivered three oral presentations and two poster presentations at the conference, sharing topics ranging from their latest research to extension and outreach programs. It was a wonderful experience for the team to share their work, exchange ideas, and build networks within the food safety community! 

Presentation titles of CFSEC Conference:

  1. Food Safety Advice from Chatbots: How Accurate and Reliable Is It? (Presenters: Lorena Correia & Dr. Feng)
  2. Evaluating the Impact of the Documentary Poisoned as an Educational Tool on Young Adults' Food Safety Awareness and Trust in Different Stakeholders of the Food Supply Chain (Presenters: Fanny Gozzi & Dr. Feng)
  3. Evaluation of a train-the-trainer Food Safety Educational Program (Presenter: Suyapa Rojas)
  4. Interpretations of Ready-to-Eat Foods: Qualitative Comparison, Consumers versus Produce Growers (Presenter: Elma Kontor-Manu)
  5. Communicating Food Safety to Consumers on Social Media: Instagram Lessons (Presenters: Han Chen & Ana Crane)

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