Analysis of factors influencing the opinions of fresh fruits and vegetables consumers on food safety

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 33 Sayı: 1, 14 - 23, 15.02.2018

Özge Can Niyaz Nevin Demirbaş

https://doi.org/10.7161/omuanajas.309225

Cited By: 2

Öz

The aim of this study was to
determine the factors that influence opinions of fruits and vegetables
consumers’ in Canakkale province in terms of food safety. Data for the study
were collected from 166 consumers, determined by means of Propositional Random
Sampling. Factor Analysis and Binary Logistic Regression Analysis were used to
analyze the data. According to the research, quality problems and the
possibility of physical and chemical fraud in fruits and vegetables in terms of
food safety proved to have a negative impact on consumer opinions towards
fruits and vegetables, whereas locally produced fruits and vegetables affected
the consumer opinions positively.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Consumer opinions, food safety, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables

Yaş meyve sebze tüketicilerinin gıda güvenliği hakkındaki düşüncelerini etkileyen faktörlerin analizi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Çanakkale ilindeki yaş
meyve ve sebze tüketicilerinin gıda güvenliği ile ilgili görüşlerini etkileyen
faktörlerin belirlenmesidir. Çalışmada kullanılan veriler Oransal Örnekleme
Formülü ile seçilen 166 tüketiciden elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde
Faktör Analizi ve İkili Lojistik Regresyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya
göre, kalite sorunu ile fiziksel ve kimyasal hileler yapılması ihtimali yaş
meyve ve sebze tüketicilerinin gıda güvenliği açısından düşüncelerini olumsuz
etkilerken, yerel olarak üretilen yaş meyve ve sebzeler ise tüketicilerin gıda
güvenliği hakkındaki görüşlerini olumlu etkilemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Tüketici düşünceleri, gıda güvenliği, yaş meyve, yaş sebze

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