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2014 FOOD SAFETY SURVEY

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Time before food needs refrigerating

There are some marked differences in regards to the amount of time people believe food can be left out on the kitchen bench at normal room temperature before it needs refrigerating.

Seven in ten people (71%) believe homemade whole egg mayonnaise should be put in the fridge straight away. The results for cooked chicken dishes are broadly similar, with 62% saying these should be refrigerated straight away. However the results for rice are clearly different to the other two food types, with 42% believing this could be left out for two hours and a further 22% who think it can be left out for up to 6 hours or overnight, or that it doesn’t need refrigerating at all.

Men (30%) and younger people (32% among 18-34 year olds) are more likely to say it’s OK to leave boiled rice out on the bench for 6 hours or more.

2012 2014Refrigerate

Straight away

Leave it for up to 2 hours

Refrigerate Straight away

Leave it for up to 2 hours

Homemade whole egg mayonnaise

69% 19% 71% 16%

Cooked chicken dishes 63% 29% 62% 33%

Boiled Rice 32% 38% 32% 42%

88%

92%

70%

87%

95%

74%

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BASE: ADULTS AGED 18+ NATIONALLY (n=1252)

HOMEMADE WHOLE EGG MAYONAISE

COOKED CHICKEN DISHES

BOILED RICE

Time before food needs refrigerating 2014

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HOMEMADE WHOLE EGG MAYONAISE

Time before food needs refrigerating

  SEX AGE HIGHEST EDUCATION

COMPLETEDAREA

Percentage % MALE FEMALE 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+PRIMARY/

SECONDARY SCHOOL

COLLEGE/APPRENTICE

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UNIVERSITY DEGREE

QLD/NTOTHER STATES

Doesn't need to be refrigerated at all 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

You can safely leave it out overnight 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

You can safely leave it for up to six hours 5 2 6 2 2 1 4 3 2 3 3

You can safely leave it for up to two hours 20 12 15 21 15 13 15 14 20 12 17

Or, do you need to refrigerate it straight away 62 80 71 72 72 69 70 72 71 75 70

None \ don't know 11 6 6 5 9 15 10 9 5 9 8Sample size 627 625 237 348 321 346 393 422 437 250 1002

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COOKED CHICKEN DISHES

Time before food needs refrigerating

  SEX AGE HIGHEST EDUCATION

COMPLETEDAREA

Percentage % MALE FEMALE 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+PRIMARY/

SECONDARY SCHOOL

COLLEGE/APPRENTICE

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UNIVERSITY DEGREE

QLD/NTOTHER STATES

Doesn't need to be refrigerated at all 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

You can safely leave it out overnight 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

You can safely leave it for up to six hours 4 2 4 4 2 1 3 2 3 3 3

You can safely leave it for up to two hours 37 28 41 35 28 22 27 32 39 24 35

Or, do you need to refrigerate it straight away 55 68 52 60 68 73 67 64 55 71 60

None \ don't know 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2Sample size 627 625 237 348 321 346 393 422 437 250 1002

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BOILED RICE

Time before food needs refrigerating

  SEX AGE HIGHEST EDUCATION

COMPLETEDAREA

Percentage % MALE FEMALE 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+PRIMARY/

SECONDARY SCHOOL

COLLEGE/APPRENTICE

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UNIVERSITY DEGREE

QLD/NTOTHER STATES

Doesn't need to be refrigerated at all 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1

You can safely leave it out overnight 12 5 11 8 6 7 10 6 10 5 9

You can safely leave it for up to six hours 16 8 19 11 7 7 12 10 14 11 12

You can safely leave it for up to two hours 40 45 47 47 41 30 35 45 47 42 43

Or, do you need to refrigerate it straight away 25 39 19 31 40 47 37 33 27 38 31

None \ don't know 5 2 3 2 4 8 5 5 2 3 4Sample size 627 625 237 348 321 346 393 422 437 250 1002