Slovenian consumer food safety studyBensa, Maja (Avtor) Jevšnik Podlesnik, Mojca (Avtor) Pezo, Lato (Avtor) Vovk, Irena (Avtor) food safety knowledgeattitudes and practicesfood labelshand hygienehousehold cleaningstructural equation modelingConsumer food safety is important as many foodborne outbreaks in Europe occur in homes. This article, part of Consumer Food Safety Study in Slovenia, reports results on the topics of (1) food safety information, education, and experience, (2) washing hands and cleaning the kitchen, and (3) pets, based on a validated online questionnaire completed by 1,621 adults. The aim was to investigate (1) levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices using descriptive statistics, and (2) effects among knowledge, attitudes, and practices using structural equation modeling. Levels of participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices were generally good, although handwashing and pet-related hygiene could be improved. Most effects among knowledge, attitudes, and practices were confirmed. Participants learned from various food safety information sources, wanted to get more food safety information from food labels, were unsatisfied with some food labels characteristics, and had diverse food safety concerns. Food safety responsibility was most often attributed to the food processing industry and least often attributed to consumers. A developed Matrix of Consumer Food Safety (MCFS) was used to design the questionnaire. Future studies could use MCFS in designing and evaluating cross-regional research, longitudinal research, and food safety interventions aiming to improve consumer food safety culture.20262026-07-07 11:17:48Članek v reviji184429sl