Summary of Change Request for Year 2

OMB Control Number: 0583-0169.

Title of Clearance: In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Annual Observational Study

Summary of Changes:
FSIS is requesting a non-substantive change to the approved collection titled In-Home Food Safety Behaviors and Consumer Education: Annual Observational Study. Year 2 of this study is not materially different from Year 1 of this study.

The purpose of the Year 2 observational study/meal preparation experiment is to evaluate adherence to the key behavior of “clean” following exposure to existing food safety messaging from USDA FSIS OPACE (the intervention) and to assess the extent of cross-contamination in the kitchen due to failure to follow recommended cleaning and sanitation practices. The study procedures for Year 1 and 2 are the same with the exception of the food and recipe that is being prepared by participants and the intervention to be tested. FSIS will use the same recruiting materials and procedures used in year 1 to recruit participants, the participant burden is the same, and the incentive is the same ($75 gift card and free thermometer). FSIS will follow the same analysis and reporting procedures as Year 1.

FSIS is including only the appendices that have changed (listed below). Consistent with the approved changes to Year 1, FSIS is conducting the study in English and Spanish and using outbound recruiting for hard-to-reach demographics.

Appendix A – the study design for the poultry rinsing study

Appendix E – screening questionnaires

Appendix G – confirmation emails

Appendix I – post interview guide

Appendix J – consent form

Appendix L – recipe and instructions