Busy families with young children may eat out more often, may prepare less food at home, and may have less experience with handling food, which also increases their risk for foodborne illness.
Families with young children need food safety information to help them use safe food handling practices whether preparing food in the home or making food choices when eating away from home.
While families with young children may be unaware of the nature of food borne illnesses, more importantly, they are unlikely to follow safe food handling practices.