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| Amy M LandoSummaryAffiliation: Food and Drug Administration Country: USA Publications
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Single-larger-portion-size and dual-column nutrition labeling may help consumers make more healthful food choicesAmy M Lando
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 113:241-50. 2013..The Food and Drug Administration is considering changes to the Nutrition Facts label to help consumers make more healthful choices...
Awareness of methylmercury in fish and fish consumption among pregnant and postpartum women and women of childbearing age in the United StatesAmy M Lando
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740, United States
Environ Res 116:85-92. 2012....
Trends in ownership and usage of food thermometers in the United States, 1998 through 2010Amy M Lando
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U S Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740, USA
J Food Prot 75:556-62. 2012..The results suggest that educational programs encouraging food thermometer usage should focus first on food thermometer ownership...
Helping consumers make more healthful food choices: consumer views on modifying food labels and providing point-of-purchase nutrition information at quick-service restaurantsAmy M Lando
US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 39:157-63. 2007..To understand consumer (1) interest in nutrition information on food labels and quick-service restaurant menu boards and (2) reactions to modifying this information to help highlight calories and more healthful choices...
Awareness and knowledge of methylmercury in fish in the United StatesAmy M Lando
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Environ Res 111:442-50. 2011..Participants' race, education, income, region, fish preparation experiences, having a foodborne illness in the past year, and risk perceptions about the safety of food were significant predictors of their awareness and knowledge...
Trends in U.S. consumers' safe handling and consumption of food and their risk perceptions, 1988 through 2010Sara B Fein
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U S Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland 20740, USA
J Food Prot 74:1513-23. 2011..This finding suggests that increased media attention to food safety issues may raise awareness of food safety hazards and increase vigilance in food handling by consumers...
