FIGURE 4. However, Patil et al. (19) found that the difference in good hygiene between Caucasians and Hispanics was not significant, but that African Americans and Asians reported significantly higher use of good hygiene than Caucasians or Hispanics (19). The results from the current study indicated that Caucasian students score significantly higher in food safety knowledge measures and report safer behaviors than Asian/ Pacific students. However, it should be noted that the Asian/Pacific student population was very small (less than 10 students) and 2 students of this OCTOBER 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS