Food Safety Perceptions of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Consumers

dc.contributor.authorNiyaz, Ozge Can
dc.contributor.authorDemirbas, Nevin
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:53:59Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:53:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to determine the perceptions regarding food safety of the fresh fruits and vegetables consumers in Canakkale. Face to face interviews were carried out with 166 consumers who were determined via Proportional Sampling Method. A Five-Point Likert Scale was used to define the perceptions consumer and Multidimensional Scaling Analysis was used for determining the perception dimensions. Survey results show that half of all the consumers were women. About half of consumers have more than 11 years of education. About 89.2 % of fresh fruits and vegetable consumers have monthly food expenses of 250 Euros or less and 69 % spend 50 Euros or less on fresh fruits and vegetables. As a result of study; consumers are of the opinion that fresh fruits and vegetables include hormones, pesticides, fertilizer remains and Genetically Modified Organisms.
dc.identifier.endpage44
dc.identifier.issn1302-7050
dc.identifier.issn2146-5894
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85048440215
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage36
dc.identifier.trdizinid363002
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/363002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25929
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000450766000005
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniv Namik Kemal
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Tekirdag Agriculture Faculty-Tekirdag Ziraat Fakultesi Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectConsumer perceptions
dc.subjectfood safety
dc.subjectfresh fruits
dc.subjectfresh vegetables
dc.titleFood Safety Perceptions of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Consumers
dc.typeArticle

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