Food safety in the home consumption of meat in Turkey

In this study, we investigated consumer meat-handling practices in Turkey. We conducted face-to-face interviews with 1090 consumers who included meat in their diet and were the primary shopper and food handler in their home. The subjects also completed a questionnaire about their meat-handling pract...

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Published in:Food control 2008-03, Vol.19 (3), p.320-327
Main Authors: Karabudak, Efsun, Bas, Murat, Kiziltan, Gul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumer
consumer surveys
consumers
cooking
food handling
food purchasing
Food safety
food serving methods
Home
home food preparation
home food storage
knowledge
Meat
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Summary:In this study, we investigated consumer meat-handling practices in Turkey. We conducted face-to-face interviews with 1090 consumers who included meat in their diet and were the primary shopper and food handler in their home. The subjects also completed a questionnaire about their meat-handling practices. We found that many of those individuals failed to store meat at the correct temperature or did not correctly defrost meat. Food-handling practices varied according to the socioeconomic group and level of education of the respondent, and gaps in food safety knowledge were noted. Turkish meat consumers must be informed about the safe handling of meat products to prevent foodborne illness and ensure optimal food safety.
ISSN:0956-7135
1873-7129
DOI:10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.04.018