Consumer Food Safety Perceptions and Practices in a Turkish Community

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dc.contributor.authorZorba, Nukhet Nilufer Demirel
dc.contributor.authorKaptan, Meltem
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:41:14Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:41:14Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractResearch has shown that most reported foodborne outbreaks are caused by food prepared and consumed at home, thus emphasizing the importance of consumer food safety knowledge. In this study, 2,000 randomly selected residents from Canakkale, Turkey, participated in face-to-face interviews to assess their food safety perceptions and practices. Questions covered the attention given to expiration dates, safety certificates, and food additives during shopping; consumption of high-risk foods; safe food handling; storage knowledge; and their source of food safety knowledge. Statistical analyses were done to clarify the differences according to three main aspects: gender, age, and educational level. Results showed that women and middle-aged respondents were significantly more careful during shopping and more interested in food safety issues than men and younger individuals. A significant relationship was found between gender and consumption of high-risk foods, with men consuming more of these foods than women. Furthermore, high-risk foods were more frequently consumed by young participants than by older participants, with more highly educated consumers shopping more consciously. Although most respondents appeared to know proper food handling and storage practices, almost all participants lacked some information on some issues. In order to remove these deficiencies, a brochure was prepared and distributed to people in various parts of the city. In addition, public seminars were organized. However, to ensure that this information results in positive attitude and behavioral changes, seminars should be repeated at specific intervals, and education procedures and processes should be controlled regularly.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) [TOVAG 105O 462]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, TOVAG 105O 462). The authors also thank the TESCO-Kipa and TANSAS Markets for their permission to set up stands in their shopping areas.
dc.identifier.doi10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-126
dc.identifier.endpage1929
dc.identifier.issn0362-028X
dc.identifier.issn1944-9097
dc.identifier.issue11
dc.identifier.pmid22054195
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-80655123506
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1922
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-126
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24072
dc.identifier.volume74
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000296756800018
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInt Assoc Food Protection
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Food Protection
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.subjectAwareness
dc.subjectHome
dc.titleConsumer Food Safety Perceptions and Practices in a Turkish Community
dc.typeArticle

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