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

Status: Baseline only

  Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
70.0 percent (2016)

Target:
74.0 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
70.0 percent of consumers correctly followed the recommendation to properly clean hands in 2016

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Consumers who wash hands and surfaces often during food preparation, 2016 
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016
Total
70.0