Frozen Berries Recall - Link to Hepatitis A

OMB No. 0910-0711

Expiration Date: 06/30/2014

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Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration
CFSAN/PRA Comments/HFS-24
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835.

Thank you for responding to the invitation to participate in this survey on a recent foodborne illness outbreak or food product recall.

Please be assured that all of your answers are kept confidential and no personal identifying information is retained with your answers. If any part of the survey makes you uncomfortable, please feel free to stop at any time.

We are interested in what you have heard about the current outbreak of illness from ++Hepatitis A++ in ++frozen berries ++. We are interested in ++frozen berries ++ that you would buy at a store or have at a food establishment away from home. This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Please allow enough time to complete the entire survey in one sitting. All responses will be kept confidential.

1. Have you heard or read anything in the ++last week++ about health risks related to eating raw ++frozen berries ++? That is, have you heard or read anything in the ++last week++ that some ++frozen berries ++ are potentially contaminated with disease-causing organisms?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

1a. Have you heard or read anything in the++ last week ++about a ++frozen berries ++ recall? That is, have you heard or read anything in the ++last week ++ about returning frozen berries to the store, or discarding ++frozen berries ++ that are potentially contaminated with disease-causing organisms?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

2. Have you seen anything on television in the last week about a ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

3. Have you seen anything in the newspaper in the last week about a ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

4. Have you seen anything on the internet in the last week about a ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

4a. Have you heard anything on the radio in the last week about a ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

(did not hear about recall thru ANY media at all), skip to Q12, OTHERWISE CONTINUE]

We want to ask about what you remember about the outbreak of illness from ++Hepatitis A ++ and the ++frozen berries ++ recall.

5a. Did you hear “Do not eat any ++frozen berries ++”?

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6a]

0. No [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

98. Don’t know [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

6a. How likely are you to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

5b. Did you hear “Do not eat certain types of ++frozen berries ++ ”?

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6b]

0. No [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

98. Don’t know [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

6b. How likely are you to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

5c. Did you hear “Do not eat certain brands of ++frozen berries ++ ”?

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6c]

0. No [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

98. Don’t know [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

6c. How likely are you to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

5d. Did you hear “Cook ++frozen berries ++ well before eating”?

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6d]

0. No [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

98. Don’t know [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

6d. How likely are you /would you be to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

5e. Did you hear “Return ++frozen berries ++ to the food store”?

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6e]

0. No [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

98. Don’t know [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

6e. How likely are you /would you be to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

5f. Did you hear “Discard ++frozen berries ++ ”?

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6f]

0. No [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

98. Don’t know [Go to next the question in the q5a-q5g series]

6f. How likely are you /would you be to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

5g. Did you hear something else about ++frozen berries ++?

Please elaborate OPEN ENDED ALLOW MORE SPACE FOR OPEN ENDED ANSWER- non-mandatory]

1. Yes [CONTINUE – ASK 6g]

0. No [Go to Q7]

98. Don’t know [Go to Q7]

6g. How likely are you to follow that advice? Would you say . . .?

1. Not very likely,

2. Somewhat likely, or

3. Very likely

8. Don’t know

9. Did not hear advice

7. Did you seek out any of the following sources for information about the ++frozen berries ++ recall?

[RANDOMIZATION]

	Yes	No	Don’t know
7a. The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, website
7b. The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, website
7c. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, website
7d. The FoodSafety.gov website
7e. News websites
7f. Food company websites
7g. The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, 1-800 number
7h. The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, 1-800 number
7i. Your State department of health
7j. Newspapers or television
7k. Blog articles, podcasts, or other social media sources
7l. Your local grocery store or food market

8. How informed would you say you are about the current ++frozen berries ++ recall , if 1 means you are not at all informed and 10 means you are very well informed?

1- Not at all informed

10-Very well informed

98. Don’t know

9a. On the same 10-point scale, how informed would you say you are about….

Select one for each statement

1. Not at all informed

10. Very well informed

98. Don’t know

a. The causes of ++Hepatitis A++ contamination in the current ++frozen berries ++ recall

b. What the government is doing to find the source of the ++Hepatitis A++ problem for the ++frozen berries ++ recall

c. What manufacturers/retailers are doing to find the source of the ++Hepatitis A++ problem for the ++frozen berries ++ recall

9b. On the same 10-point scale, how informed would you say you are about….

Select one for each statement

1. Not at all informed

10. Very well informed

98. Don’t know

d. The number of U.S. States involved in the ++frozen berries ++ recall.

e. Whether the State where you live is involved in the ++frozen berries ++ recall.

f. What the government is doing to make sure the ++frozen berries ++ recall doesn’t happen again

g. Ways to protect yourself from ++frozen berries ++ contaminated with ++Hepatitis A++

10. Using a 10-point scale, how informed about the current ++frozen berries ++ recall would you say are the grocery stores or markets where you usually purchase food?

1 Not at all informed

10-Very well informed

98. Don’t know

11. Using a 10-point scale, how safe do you think it is to eat ++frozen berries ++ associated with the ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1- Not at all safe

10-Very safe

98. Don’t know

12. In the past year, have you eaten raw ++frozen berries ++?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

13. In the past month, did you eat any raw ++frozen berries ++?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

98. Don’t know

14. Have you eaten any raw ++frozen berries ++ this week?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

15. Do you currently have any raw ++frozen berries ++ in your home?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

16. Would you say that raw ++frozen berries ++ are regular part of your daily food intake?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

17. Weekly food intake?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

18. Monthly food intake?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

19. Since hearing about the recall, have you changed how much raw ++frozen berries ++ you eat? Are you eating:

Select one best answer

1. More raw ++frozen berries ++ .

2. The same amount of raw ++frozen berries ++ .

3. Less raw ++frozen berries ++ .

4. No raw ++frozen berries ++ at all since hearing about the recall.

5. Only raw ++frozen berries ++ that are not part of the recall.

8. Don’t know

19a.Which of the following is true? I have not eaten raw ++frozen berries ++ because.. .

.Choose all that applies

19.a.1. No particular reason

19.a.2. I have not had a taste for ++frozen berries ++

19.a.3. I have not had the opportunity

19.a.4. I want to avoid becoming ill

19.a.5. I want to follow the health advisory

19.a.6. ++frozen berries ++ is unavailable for purchase

19b. Since hearing about the recall, have you changed how often you eat ++frozen berries ++?

Have you eaten ++frozen berries ++ select one best answer

1. More often.

2. As often as usual.

3. Less often.

8. Don’t know

20. Once you hear that the ++frozen berries ++ available in stores and restaurants are no longer part of the problem that caused the outbreak of illness from ++Hepatitis A ++ outbreak, how soon will you resume eating ++frozen berries ++?

1. I have not stopped eating raw ++frozen berries ++

2. Immediately or as soon as I have an occasion to eat it

3. I plan to wait awhile.

4. I do not intend to eat raw ++frozen berries ++ again.

21. If you were unable to eat raw ++frozen berries ++ for three months, do you have other foods to choose from that could easily take its place?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

22. On a 10-point scale, how difficult would it be for you and your family to limit how much you eat of raw ++frozen berries ++? Would you say…

1 Not at all difficult

10 Very difficult

98. Don’t know

23. Does what you know about the ++frozen berries ++ recall make you more or less likely to eat at restaurants, or does it have no impact?

1. More likely

2. Less likely

3. No impact

24. On a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree, please indicate your response about the following

24a. I want to prevent foodborne illnesses (or getting sick from food)

1. Strongly disagree

10 Strongly agree

98. Don’t know

24b. I want the ability to protect myself from foodborne illnesses (or getting sick from food)

1. Strongly disagree

10 Strongly agree

98. Don’t know

24c. I really don’t care about foodborne illnesses (getting sick from food)

1. Strongly disagree

10 Strongly agree

98. Don’t know

25. In terms of protecting your health, how important do you think it is to follow the

++frozen berries ++ recall recommendations?

1 Not at all important

10 Very important

98. Don’t know

26. Do you believe you have the information you need to keep yourself and your family safe from ++Hepatitis A++ associated with the ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1. Yes

0. No

98. Don’t know

27. How believable to you is the information about outbreak of illness from ++Hepatitis A++ from raw ++frozen berries ++?

1. not at all believable

10 Completely believable

98. Don’t know

28. How worried are you about becoming infected or getting ill from ++frozen berries ++ or ++Hepatitis A++?

1. Not at all worried

2. Not too worried

3. Somewhat worried

4. Very worried

98. Don’t know

29. How angry are you that ++frozen berries ++ were contaminated with ++Hepatitis A++

1. Not at all angry

2. Not too angry

3. Somewhat angry

4. Very angry

98. Don’t know

30. Using a 10-point scale, how likely do you think it is that you or members of your family would get sick from eating raw ++frozen berries ++ associated with the current ++frozen berries ++ recall?

1 Not at all likely

10 Very likely

98. Don’t know

31. How likely is it that you or members of your family would have serious long-term

health problems from eating raw ++frozen berries ++ associated with the current ++frozen berries ++ recall? Would you say…

1 Not at all likely

10 Very likely

98. Don’t know

[PROG: This question is moved to the end and information display even if Q32 is code 1, 0 or 98] in other words, this display is for all respondents.]

33. How many total people, including yourself, live in your household?

(Include foster children, roommates or housemates, and people staying with you last night who have no permanent place to stay. This includes people living with you most of the time while working, even if they have another place to live. Do not include college students living away while attending college, people in a correctional facility, nursing home or psychiatric hospital last night, armed forces personnel living somewhere else, people who live or stay at another place most of the time.

[  ]        [] 98. Don’t know

34. How many children younger than five years old? Please type in number. Enter 0 (zero) if none.

[  ]        [] 98. Don’t know

35. Children between 5 and 18 years? Please type in number. Enter 0 (zero) if none.

[  ]        [] 98. Don’t know

36. Adults 60 years of age or older? Please type in number. Enter 0 (zero) if none.

[  ]        [] 98. Don’t know

37. Are you or is anyone in your household pregnant?

1. YES, I am pregnant.

2. Yes, someone in my household is pregnant

3. NO

8. Don’t know

38. Please read the following list of health conditions and indicate if you have been told by a doctor that you have any of them: liver disease, currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy, HIV, AIDS, organ transplant, or weakened immune system.

1. Yes, I have at least one of the conditions listed.

2. No, I do not have any of the conditions listed.

8. DON’T KNOW

39. Please select one of the following. Are you:

[PROG- YOU DO NOT NEED TO ADD “Please select one” to this particular question screen]

0. Male

1. Female

PROG - [ADD A CHECK WHERE RESPONDENT CAN NOT SELECT [MALE] IF “PREGNANT WAS SELECTED IN Q37”

40. What is your age in years?

_______

[PROG: (Range = 18-99), NUMERIC FIELD. ALSO RAW DATA SHOULD BE NUMERIC]

41. What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

1. Less than high school

2. High school graduate or GED

3. Technical/vocational school

4. Community college

5. Some college (1-3 years) towards Bachelor’s degree)

6. College (Bachelor’s degree)

7. Advanced degree (post graduate degree)

42. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

1. Yes

0. No

43. What is your race? You may choose one or more categories. Are you?

1. White

2. Black or African American

3. Asian

4. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

5. American Indian or Alaska Native

6. Other

32. Would you now like to have more information about the current ++frozen berries ++ recall advisory?

1. Yes

0 No

98. Don’t know

44. Please provide any comments you wish.

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