This study exhibited some gaps in f

This study exhibited some gaps in food safety knowledge and practices that
occur from shopping to eating. The majority of interviewed consumers had
little knowledge about cold chain. It is considered that respondents are not
familiar with their role in the food safety chain or with the importance of
maintaining a cold chain. The most important issues were lack of knowledge
about the term “cold chain,” lack of knowledge regarding refrigeration
temperatures, lack of knowledge regarding expiration date, lack of knowledge
regarding buying time of easily perishable foods. In order to avoid
these shortcomings, individuals of all age groups should be trained about
food safety. For this purpose, education modules should be prepared and
repeated at certain intervals. Despite these deficiencies, this study has shown
that consumer awareness about food safety is on the rise. And this increases
the pressure on both consumers and sellers to become more conscious about
this matter. It may be expected that in the future consumers will only prefer
to buy from places with advanced food safety conditions.