An FBO survey was administered to the FBO owner/manager after filming completed. Survey questions mainly related to capability, opportunity and motivational influences on behaviour and focused on the following themes: The connection problems from setup continued to plague our model, which would flash angry red and orange lights every now and then as it failed to connect, in turn refusing to take or sync photos. Throw condensation into the mix – every now and then a photo will come out misty and blurred – and the result is a camera that would occasionally take photos of part ofthe fridge, usually at an odd angle, and sometimes blurred. Great. Households with children (including those where at least one child was under 5 years), as well as single, cohabiting and muti-occupancy households were included as sample quotas.

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Capability: How to judge when food is cooked (skills); how to judge when reheated food is hot enough to safely consume (skills), how to prepare raw foods (skills) understanding of how to use use-by dates (knowledge), and understanding of safe fridge and freezer temperatures (knowledge)

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From the Food and You survey, males aged over 60 years and females aged over 75 years are likely to report less safe kitchen practices vs the Index of Recommend Practice (IRP) (footnote). Older people are also more likely to be vulnerable to food pathogens. Women are also more likely to prepare and cook food. Additionally, several FBOs had more than one fridge or freezer. For the installation of thermometers, they were asked to select the appliance in the field of view of the camera. Where this was not possible, the fridges or freezers used for the storage of raw meats were selected. Thermometers were placed in the middle of the appliance. Photographs of fridges and freezers Fridge and freezer thermometers were provided to participants to collect data on the temperature of both appliances. Thermometers were very easy to use and install and involved turning the devices on and placing separate devices on to the middle shelf of the fridge and freezer.

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The final stage in the fieldwork process involved an online interview with the owner or manager of the FBO. Interviews lasted up to 60 minutes (interview length was purposely reduced relative to households, so it was less onerous for FBOs to take part). The interview was used to understand broader contextual factors shaping food safety practices in the business, and the barriers and enablers related to specific behaviours. Interviews also allowed researchers to compare perceived, self-reported behaviours with behaviours observed in the footage. I think a fridge camera is mostly doomed to fail. Think about it, it’s a big metal enclosed box. The only time you’d be able to get a wireless connection is when the door would open then you’d have to wait for it to connect. The first part of the interview used questions that were common across all households, and covered: For three FBOs, low internet speeds and/or the physical location of wireless router relative to the kitchen meant that the camera footage could not be streamed. These FBOs were provided with an encrypted 4G dongle and a memory card to capture footage. It was not possible to use encrypted memory cards, as they were not supported by the camera hardware. Instead, the memory card was sealed in the camera with tamper proof tape. Consent forms and participant information sheet were amended accordingly, based on guidance from the FSA’s Knowledge and Information Management team.FSA research shows a range of foodborne illnesses are specifically concerned with the handling, preparation, cooking, storage and reheating of meat, fish and poultry (MFP). No quotas were set for business size, though the sample was monitored to ensure a spread across micro, and small enterprises. Medium and large businesses were not included in the study due to challenges in gaining informed consent from all staff. A range of socio-demographic and firmographic variables were identified to recruit households and FBOs respectively (see tables 2 and 3). While household recruitment was successful, the challenges involved recruiting FBOs also meant that quotas on sample size and sample characteristics were relaxed for FBOs after wave 3 of the research. Specifically, the total sample size for FBOs was reduced to 30, and soft quotas (whereby a best effort was made to meet the quota) was introduced on three sampling characteristics: Three behaviours were selected to review, and the footage of each behaviour was re-examined. This involved the researcher conducting the interview rewatching the cooking event repeatedly to understand the behaviour and its context. As described for households, videos could be paused or slowed down to observe filmed footage in detail and develop hypotheses on potential influences

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Size of establishment was hypothesized to influence the extent to which food safety policies and procedures may be in place in FBOs. Diet of household members was used as a sample quota, with a minimum quota on households where at least one person ate MFP. Could you not just have an external camera pointing at the fridge? So you can see the contents when the door is open? Food and You indicates that households with at least one child aged under 5 were more likely to report behaviours in line with the IRP than other households. Additionally, people who are single, widowed or divorced are less likely to report practice in line with the IRP than those married or living or cohabiting in a relationship. The Kitchen Life study also notes non-related multioccupancy households (for example, students or house sharers) as a noteworthy area for further Research. LAS VEGAS—It's not even day one of the show, and I've already seen plenty of surveillance cameras at CES, but I've only seen one for your refrigerator. And I don't mean on the refrigerator, so you can get eyeson who's walking around the kitchen. I mean inside the refrigerator, so you can keep tabs on whether you're running low on milk. Smarter, the company that manufacturesattractive Wi-Fi coffee pots and tea kettles across the pond, is bringing some cool new devices to smarten up your old kitchen appliances to the U.S. later this year.This sort of reason that you want and also for when you're in the supermarket and can't remember if you need milk etc. You could just look at 'fridge cam' on your phone to see.