Kocatepe, DemetAlkan, Bilal BarisKeskın, IrfanKaya, Yalçın2025-03-232025-03-2320202602-2834https://doi.org/10.3153/FH20002https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/388074https://hdl.handle.net/11486/3405The conscious society has begun to be more selective about food and the interest in traditionalfood has increased. Ready to eat foods are sold even on traditional food streets and food safety hasbeen questioned. In the scope of the study, food safety of the fried mussel consumed is investigated. This study aims to evaluate food safety perceptions of fried mussel consumers through asurvey conducted in Sinop which is a province of Turkey. Data were collected through a face-toface survey and 234 respondents joined our research. Multiple correspondence analysis methodswere selected to find out the food safety perception of customers.As a result of research, it was determined that of respondents under the age of 30 don’t haveknowledge about food safety, but respondents over the age of 30 have knowledge about foodsafety. Also, the respondents in the 45+ age group think that fried mussel is healthy, while the 30-44 age group clearly think that they are not healthy. Overall respondents have different views ofdifferent sea products consumption, sales locations, hygienic conditions, and food safetyeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBeslenme ve DiyetetikGıda Bilimi ve TeknolojisiArticle6191910.3153/FH20002388074