Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)

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Recognition of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Behavior to Reduce Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Cooking Staff Working at Child Care Center Located in Gyeonggi Province

경기도 일부 어린이집 조리종사자의 내분비계 장애물질 인식도 및 노출 저감화 행동 조사

  • Jang, Subin (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, College of Health Science, The University of Suwon) ;
  • Yim, Kyeong Sook (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, College of Health Science, The University of Suwon) ;
  • Kim, Youngju (Center for Children's Foodservice Management) ;
  • Kim, Hyung-Sook (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, College of Health Science, The University of Suwon)
  • 장수빈 (수원대학교 건강과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 임경숙 (수원대학교 건강과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김영주 (화성시 어린이급식관리지원센터) ;
  • 김형숙 (수원대학교 건강과학대학 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2020.02.28
  • Accepted : 2020.06.12
  • Published : 2020.08.02
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Abstract

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are chemicals present in the environment that interfere with the normal hormone functions of various organisms and cause genetopathy, deformities, or cancer. This study surveyed the awareness of EDCs with 242 cooking staff at 242 meal service facilities for children located in a part of Gyeonggi Province. To minimize infants' exposure to EDCs, the subjects were provided with information on EDCs for two months. The behavior of reducing exposure to EDCs was analyzed according to the awareness of EDCs and work ethics. In addition, the effects before and after being provided with the information were evaluated. According to the results, the levels of awareness of EDCs and work ethics' scores of the cooking staff were high with 3.95 and 4.39 points, respectively, out of five points. In addition, a higher awareness of EDCs and a higher work ethics' score were associated with an improved behavior of reducing exposure to EDCs (P<0.05). The overall cooking and cleaning behavior for reducing exposure to EDCs showed improvement after providing information (P<0.01). Therefore, these results suggest that it is important to provide continuous education to enhance the awareness of EDCs, work ethics, and behavior to reduce exposure to EDCs.

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