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Safepork
Vietnam
Student training
2 -20 Dec 2019
ILRI Hanoi, Vietnam
Angela Nguyen
Jordan Dunham
Shonara Jayde Langley
SafePork:
Slaughterhouse
Intervention
Angela Nguyen
On behalf of Jenny-Ann, Auriol and Sydney School of Veterinary
Science, we thank you for hosting our group and letting us take part
in the SafePork project!
Slaughterhouse Visits
❖ Refining the checklist
❖ F1 - December 6, 9, and 12
❖ 18 pigs total
Checklist
Findings
❖ 89% of pigs were handled on the grids and slabs
❖ Pigs’ viscera being placed in separate containers
• 58% over the baseline period
• 100% over the F1 period
Findings
❖ Duration of carcass exposure will be used
throughout the research to determine if
there is a correlation with amount of
coliform and total bacteria count
❖ The average time between a pig entering
the slaughter area and the end of
bleeding was 4 minutes over the baseline
period and 2 minutes over the F1 period
Personal Gain
❖ African Swine Fever and its impact
❖ Food Safety
❖ Realisations
❖ Future contributions
Experience
Thank you!
SafePork:
Risk Communication Survey
Jordan Dunham
Risk Communication Survey
❖ Focus: Consumers of traditional and wet markets
compared to consumers of supermarkets, convenience
stores and boutique markets in an urban setting
Initial findings
Traditional/Wet Markets
Supermarkets,
Convenience store,
boutique shops
Hazards in pork Microbial Microbial
Worried about
consuming pork
Yes (71%) Yes (59%)
Most trusted source of
food safety
communication
TV, Radio,
Neighbors/Family
TV, Social Media,
Internet
Personal Gain
❖ Watching the process of developing the risk communication
survey
❖ The value of pre-testing the survey
❖ Opportunity to analyse the data collected
❖ Will make me more likely to stop for researcher’s questions
at home!
Reflection
❖ Rewarding research
❖ The intricate relationship between researchers and media
platforms to get accurate information to consumers
❖ Taking part in the media workshop
❖ The amazing opportunity to experience Vietnam
SafePork:
Risk Communication Survey
Shonara Jayde Langley
Risk communication survey
• Gap between academia and general public (pretesting was vital and taught us a lot
about what needed to change in the survey to increase clarity for general public)
• Finding willing participants was somtimes difficult particularly in Hanoi where people
are very busy.
• Time management was vital
Interesting
findings in Hanoi
vs Hoa binh
traditional
markets
(urban VS rural)
Across both the urban and rural traditional markets
microbial contamination was the hazard of most concern as
indicated by 54% of consumers in both areas. Chemical
hazards were also a concern as indicated by 32% of
consumers in Hoa Binh and 22% of consumers on Hanoi.
However in Hanoi microbial contamination was ranked the
lowest risk to health with an average ranking of 8.5/10
Trust levels in the traditional market appeared to be slightly
higher in the consumers of Hanoi than in the consumers of
Hoa Binh And in Hoa Binh “own grown pigs” and pigs grown
by neighbours where amongst the most trusted.
In Hoa Binh consumers were more concerned with the
welfare of pigs than those in Hanoi who were mainly
concerned with the hygiene of the farm.
Rural traditional markets
Urban traditional markets
what I gained from this
experience
A Clearer understanding of the
complexities involved in conducting
a survey-based study
A more global understanding of the meat industry which is useful as I
may want to work outside of Australia after graduation.
The importance of clear risk communication between academia,
media and public.
Thank you to everyone at ILRI for this Amazing opportunity and experience!!!
Thank You!!

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SafePork Vietnam: Slaughterhouse intervention and risk communication survey

  • 1. Safepork Vietnam Student training 2 -20 Dec 2019 ILRI Hanoi, Vietnam Angela Nguyen Jordan Dunham Shonara Jayde Langley
  • 3. On behalf of Jenny-Ann, Auriol and Sydney School of Veterinary Science, we thank you for hosting our group and letting us take part in the SafePork project!
  • 4. Slaughterhouse Visits ❖ Refining the checklist ❖ F1 - December 6, 9, and 12 ❖ 18 pigs total
  • 6. Findings ❖ 89% of pigs were handled on the grids and slabs ❖ Pigs’ viscera being placed in separate containers • 58% over the baseline period • 100% over the F1 period
  • 7. Findings ❖ Duration of carcass exposure will be used throughout the research to determine if there is a correlation with amount of coliform and total bacteria count ❖ The average time between a pig entering the slaughter area and the end of bleeding was 4 minutes over the baseline period and 2 minutes over the F1 period
  • 8. Personal Gain ❖ African Swine Fever and its impact ❖ Food Safety ❖ Realisations ❖ Future contributions
  • 12. Risk Communication Survey ❖ Focus: Consumers of traditional and wet markets compared to consumers of supermarkets, convenience stores and boutique markets in an urban setting
  • 13.
  • 14. Initial findings Traditional/Wet Markets Supermarkets, Convenience store, boutique shops Hazards in pork Microbial Microbial Worried about consuming pork Yes (71%) Yes (59%) Most trusted source of food safety communication TV, Radio, Neighbors/Family TV, Social Media, Internet
  • 15. Personal Gain ❖ Watching the process of developing the risk communication survey ❖ The value of pre-testing the survey ❖ Opportunity to analyse the data collected ❖ Will make me more likely to stop for researcher’s questions at home!
  • 16. Reflection ❖ Rewarding research ❖ The intricate relationship between researchers and media platforms to get accurate information to consumers ❖ Taking part in the media workshop ❖ The amazing opportunity to experience Vietnam
  • 18. Risk communication survey • Gap between academia and general public (pretesting was vital and taught us a lot about what needed to change in the survey to increase clarity for general public) • Finding willing participants was somtimes difficult particularly in Hanoi where people are very busy. • Time management was vital
  • 19. Interesting findings in Hanoi vs Hoa binh traditional markets (urban VS rural) Across both the urban and rural traditional markets microbial contamination was the hazard of most concern as indicated by 54% of consumers in both areas. Chemical hazards were also a concern as indicated by 32% of consumers in Hoa Binh and 22% of consumers on Hanoi. However in Hanoi microbial contamination was ranked the lowest risk to health with an average ranking of 8.5/10 Trust levels in the traditional market appeared to be slightly higher in the consumers of Hanoi than in the consumers of Hoa Binh And in Hoa Binh “own grown pigs” and pigs grown by neighbours where amongst the most trusted. In Hoa Binh consumers were more concerned with the welfare of pigs than those in Hanoi who were mainly concerned with the hygiene of the farm.
  • 22. what I gained from this experience A Clearer understanding of the complexities involved in conducting a survey-based study A more global understanding of the meat industry which is useful as I may want to work outside of Australia after graduation. The importance of clear risk communication between academia, media and public.
  • 23. Thank you to everyone at ILRI for this Amazing opportunity and experience!!!

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Leading up to the slaughterhouse visit, I worked with the team to refine the checklist to make it easier and more efficient. I went with the SafePork team consisting of Sinh, Hai, and Trang to do the first follow up visit after implementing the training, grid and slab interventions. We visited on the 6th, 9th, and 12th of December to observe and collect data. Trang and I took note of the SH’s condition, whether or not the workers and retailers used the grids and slabs among other things. In total, we observed 18 pigs out of our 3 site visits.
  2. 16/18 of pigs were handled on the grids and slabs over the F1 period 7/12 of pigs’ viscera were placed in separate containers over the baseline period as compared to all pigs’ viscera over the F1 period
  3. To understand the impact of ASF firsthand and not just from a news clip made me realise how important biosecurity is. To prevent the spread of such a high mortality disease would save the country from drastic economic loss. My knowledge of food safety over these past three weeks has expanded. There are many avenues wherein food safety could be compromised and the work the SafePork team is doing is invaluable to the people of Vietnam and even the world. I realised that this time has put in so much time and effort and will continue to do so until the end of the project in order to provide effective interventions to improve food safety. This has inspired me to one day come back to work with ILRI when I can make contributions as a veterinarian.
  4. I am very thankful to be part of an amazing team who made sure that I was ok all throughout the visits. Thank you for answering my questions and making sure that I understand what is happening.
  5. initial impressions were that consumers at the traditional markets were willing to spend more time answering the questions Ly and all the interviewers worked so hard to convince consumers to participate - I’m so impressed, it can hard to hear “no” so many times. Thank you!!
  6. I’m looking forward to analysing all the data - but the initial findings show that at both kinds of markets, the top hazard in pork that consumers are concerned about are microbials, with chemical contamination being very close second. The majority of all consumers have been worried about eating pork in the last month - with a larger proportion of the traditional consumers worried than the modern There was an interesting difference in trusted source of information for food safety. Traditional consumers thought TV was most reliable, then radio, then neighbors/family. While the consumers from the more modern retailers thought TV, social media and the internet were the top most reliable sources.
  7. A large focus in our studies as veterinary students is practicing Evidence Based Medicine. We will never be able to learn everything that could possibly happen to an animal, so there is an importance for us to be able to identify and understand appropriate papers. Being a part of this team has given me a better insight and understanding of the research process. It was great to be able to take part in the editing of the survey. It was also interesting to see the importance of the pre-test. When going over the survey before, we thought we had listed all of the possible answers, and asked our questions in a clear manner. However we found that even though we had 7+ options for a particular question, after the pre-test it was evident that more needed to be added. Being able to analyse the dataset and determine the sample size will make me a better researcher.
  8. Rewarding aspects of research - Being able to help people through research and make changes - this project will not just tick a box for our required paper next year, but will hopefully help improve consumer safety. Highlighted the importance of the whole community working together (Dr. Bodnar said yesterday that it must be a teamwork effort between researchers and the media) Has opened my eyes to opportunities after graduation I am so fortunate to have experienced the beautiful country of Vietnam. Everyone has been so welcoming and kind. I know that I have grown as a student, as and a person from this experience. I also may have also grown in pant sizes because Vietnamese food is delicious and I will definitely miss it!! Thank you again for having me.