TABLE 1.
Information gathered from 85 videos
| Information type | % (no.) of videos |
|---|---|
| Government agencies | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 24 (20) |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration | 15 (13) |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | 12 (10) |
| Government of Canadaa | 2 (2) |
| National Institutes of Health | 5 (4) |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | 2 (2) |
| National Science Foundation | 1 (1) |
| Health care professional, professor, expert | 60 (51) |
| Hand washing procedures | 69 (59) |
| Soap used for hand washing | 41 (35) |
| Hand sanitizer used | 31 (26) |
| Fruit and vegetable washing procedures | |
| Water only | 27 (23) |
| Soap and water | 16 (14) |
| Scrub surfaces | 9 (8) |
| Commercial produce disinfectant | 5 (4) |
| Otherb | 12 (10) |
| Kitchen disinfection | 26 (22) |
| Package handling procedures | 55 (47) |
| Grocery store practices | 54 (46) |
| Take-out food procedures | 32 (27) |
| Hazardous foodc | |
| Food that you share | 1 (1) |
| Food plated and cooled | 1 (1) |
| Frozen food | 2 (2) |
| Take-out food | 2 (2) |
| Produce | 8 (7) |
| No food | 39 (33) |
| Hazardous food packaging | 24 (20) |
| Hazardous food utensils | 2 (2) |
a Government of Canada includes agencies such as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada. Videos did not mention specific agencies.
b Including use of homemade cleaners and, in one instance, a dishwasher.
c Food and utensils were coded as hazardous when the video mentioned that ingestion of those foods or use of those utensils can cause consumers to contract COVID-19.