Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices among consumers in developing countries: An international survey.

Autor: Odeyemi OA; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia; Food Safety and Quality Unit, Centre for Research, Training and Development, Higis International Foundation, Nigeria. Electronic address: olumide.odeyemi@utas.edu.au., Sani NA; School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia., Obadina AO; Deparment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Saba CKS; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Ghana., Bamidele FA; Department of Biological sciences, School of Applied Science, Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria., Abughoush M; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Hashemite University, P.O. Box 150459, Zarqa 13115, Jordan., Asghar A; National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan., Dongmo FFD; Laboratory of Biochemistry, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon., Macer D; American University of Sovereign Nations, Arizona, USA., Aberoumand A; Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2019 Feb; Vol. 116, pp. 1386-1390. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.030
Abstrakt: An international survey among consumers in developing countries from Asia and Africa on food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) was carried out using structured questionnaires. Data were collected from 453 consumers comprising 265 from Africa and 188 from Asia. Significant difference (p < 0.05) on food safety knowledge attitude and practice between consumers from Africa and Asia was observed. In Africa, consumers in Cameroon had the least food safety knowledge (73.15 ± 16.43) compared to Ghana (78.19 ± 15.84) and Nigeria (88.16 ± 8.88). Similarly, consumers in Iran had the least food safety knowledge (73.33 ± 19.84) in Asia compared to Malaysia (88.36 ± 11.64) and Pakistan (89.42 ± 9.89). Among the respondents, 89% were aware of food poisoning while 304 (67.1%) consume food kept for long at room temperature. There was significant difference (p < 0.05) in food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of consumers between Africa and Asia. Overall, respondents from Asia have better food safety knowledge than respondents from Africa.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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