TY  - JOUR
T1  - Food Handling Practices of Turkish Women Living in Ankara
AU - , Ayse Ozfer Ozcelik 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SP  - 240
EP  - 246
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2007.240.246
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2007.240.246
KW  - Women
KW  -food safety
KW  -practices
KW  -knowledge
KW  -fruit
KW  -vegetables
AB  - In this research, safe food handling practices of 500 married Turkish women living in Ankara,Turkey was searched. 81.4% of women stated that washing hands before food handling was very important. 54.8% of women used drying towel. 31.2% of women used the same cutting board for raw and cooked food. 85.8% of women cleaned kitchen counters each time after they used. 86.8% washed fruit and vegetables and 98.1% washed chicken before cooking. 53.4% of women knew that the temperature of refrigerator should be between 1-5°C. 89.2% of women cooled food in room temperature. 54.6% of women kept leftovers in a few small cups in refrigerator. 48.4% of women thawed frozen meat on the counter in the room temperature.
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