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Don’t Be a Food Safety Bystander

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Food Safety = Behavior

Part of the book series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety ((PRACT))

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When observing an imminent or potentially hazardous situation (ranging from a medical emergency to a potential fire), how do you think the average person will respond? Do you think they are likely to help or, in contrast, do you think they are likely to go about their normal course of business as though the threat was unnoticed?

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Yiannas, F. (2015). Don’t Be a Food Safety Bystander. In: Food Safety = Behavior. Food Microbiology and Food Safety(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2489-9_23

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