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Increase the proportion of people who cook food to a safe temperature — FS‑09 Data

Status: Baseline only

  Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
42.0 percent (2016)

Target:
47.0 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
42.0 percent of consumers correctly followed the recommendation to use a food thermometer when cooking meat and poultry in 2016

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Consumers who cook food to proper temperatures, 2016 
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016
Total
42.0