Increase the proportion of people who wash their hands and surfaces often when preparing food — FS‑07 - Healthy People 2030

Status: Baseline only

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Most Recent Data:
68.7 percent (2019)

Target:
71.4 percent ¹

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
68.7 percent of adults aged 18 and over reported washing their hands with soap before starting to prepare food in 2019 ²

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Increase the proportion of consumers who follow the key food safety practice of "Clean: wash hands and surfaces often"

Target-Setting Method

Minimal statistical significance

Data Source: Food Safety and Nutrition Survey (FSANS), FDA

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Summary

Although most people know it’s important to wash their hands and items that food touches while preparing meals, many people still don’t. Washing hands and surfaces often can reduce people’s risk of getting sick from the food they prepare and eat. Strategies to change handwashing and food-handling behaviors are critical for preventing diseases caused by contaminated food.

Topics: Safe Food Handling, Foodborne Illness

Workgroup: Food Safety Workgroup

1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

Increase the proportion of people who wash their hands and surfaces often when preparing food — FS‑07

Status: Baseline only

Summary

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