Background

Food safety is a crucial global public health issue. Causing huge economic and social burden on communities and health systems, food-borne diseases are mostly due to lack of knowledge about food safety and unsafe food handling practices. Consumers’ behavior towards food safety should be considered thoroughly for planning preventive measures to eliminate risks.

Scope and approach

Knowledge, attitudes, and judgments about food safety among 990 consumers living in Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey, were investigated. Data were obtained through face-to-face interviews. Forty-two questions including the demographics of consumers, food safety attitudes, awareness of food-borne illnesses, source of information on food safety, and reliance on food safety authorities were asked.

Key findings and conclusions

Consumers have shown the greatest need for education on food safety. An effective and continuous food safety education is important to improve consumers’ knowledge on food safety. The use of media tools could lead to behavioral changes that will reduce the risk of foodborne illness.

中文翻译：

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消费者对食品安全的知识，态度和判断：消费者分析

背景

食品安全是至关重要的全球公共卫生问题。食源性疾病给社区和卫生系统造成了巨大的经济和社会负担，其主要原因是缺乏对食品安全和不安全食品处理实践的了解。在计划预防措施以消除风险时，应彻底考虑消费者对食品安全的行为。

范围和方法

调查了居住在土耳其人口最多的城市伊斯坦布尔的990位消费者的食品安全知识，态度和判断。数据是通过面对面访问获得的。提出了42个问题，包括消费者的人口统计，食品安全态度，对食源性疾病的认识，食品安全信息的来源以及对食品安全当局的依赖。

主要发现和结论

消费者已经显示出对食品安全教育的最大需求。有效而持续的食品安全教育对于提高消费者对食品安全的知识很重要。媒体工具的使用可能导致行为改变，从而减少食源性疾病的风险。