MICROBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FOOD CONSUMPTION OF CONSUMERS IN THE WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the consumption profiles of the public who live in the cities of West Blacksea Bolu, Kastamonu, Düzce, Zonguldak, Karabük, Bart?n, Sinop amd Çank?r?) its products, meat and its products, water products, poultry products and honey) consumed by the public. It is also aimed that to determine the effects of the consuming habits (brand choice, packed or open provided foods, the storing conditions of the animal based products from purchasing to consuming period, the preferation variables of the consumers aacording to their life styles, etc.) to the microbiological quality of animal based foods and to expose the correlations among the public health, consuming habits and product hygiene variables by using statistical models. For this purpose, 1600 house were visited and total of 73 question (divided to 6 main categories) were asked to the household. Besides, one related food sample was collected from each house and all the samples were analysed for 10 microbiological parameters. According to the results we got it was determined that consuming habits individiual demographic variables of the people located in Mediterranean region were closely related with the hygiene status of the animal originated foods that they have consumed.