Food Safety When Eating Out—Perspectives of Young Adult Consumers in Poland and Turkey—A Pilot Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15499198
AuthorsWojciech Kolanowski (0000-0002-9512-123X, University of Siedlce, corresponding author), Ayşe Demet Karaman (Adnan Menderes University), Filiz YILDIZ-AKGÜL (0000-0001-7894-6531, Adnan Menderes University), Filiz Yildiz Akgul (Department of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, South Campus, TR-35-470 Aydın, Turkey), Katarzyna Ługowska (0000-0002-8028-2428, University of Siedlce), Joanna Trafiałek (0000-0001-5839-1786, Warsaw University of Life Sciences)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue4
Pages1884-1884
Publication date2021-02-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18041884
OpenAlexW3131091862
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited36

Food safety is perceived differently by consumers in different countries. The objective of this study was to examine the experience of young adults regarding the safety of meals eaten outside the home in Poland and Turkey. Questionnaire surveys were conducted on a group of 400 young adults. The findings provided new insights into cross-cultural consumer perceptions of the food safety of meals eaten out. Differences in the perception of the safety of the meals eaten out concerned both the manner in which consumers chose an eating establishment, the frequency with which they ate out, their experience of the meals consumed, and their practice of lodging complaints. Consumers in Poland and Turkey experienced different problems with the health quality of meals eaten out. The experience of consumers in Turkey reflected the occurrence of numerous cases of meals of poor quality, while in Poland it was smaller. This suggests that meals eaten out in Poland (an EU country) may have a lower health risk than in Turkey (a non-EU country). The method described in this study could be an additional tool for checking the operation of food safety systems in eating out establishments

Environmental health · Food safety · Healthy eating · Perception · Physical activity · Quality (philosophy · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Food Safety and Hygiene · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Medicine · Psychology