Andrej Ovca

Dr. Andrej Ovca

University of Ljubljana
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 August 2014 in Food Control
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AOAndrej Ovca
Andrej Ovca
MJMojca Jevšnik
Mojca Jevšnik
PRPeter Raspor
Peter Raspor

1 February 2009 in Food Control
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AOAndrej Ovca
Andrej Ovca
MJMojca Jevšnik
Mojca Jevšnik

1 June 2013 in Food Control
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MJM. Jevšnik
M. Jevšnik
AOAndrej Ovca
Andrej Ovca
MBM. Bauer
M. Bauer
RFR. Fink
R. Fink
MOM. Oder
M. Oder
FSF. Sevšek
F. Sevšek

1 February 2018 in Food Control
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AOAndrej Ovca
Andrej Ovca
MJMojca Jevšnik
Mojca Jevšnik
MKMatic Kavčič
Matic Kavčič
PRPeter Raspor
Peter Raspor

12 October 2021 in Foods
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MJMojca Jevšnik
Mojca Jevšnik
AČAnja Česen
Anja Česen
MSMarina Santic
Marina Santic
AOAndrej Ovca
Andrej Ovca
Food safety during pregnancy and postpartum is important for preventing foodborne diseases, while pregnant women are considered vulnerable due to their immunomodulatory condition. The current study aimed to investigate the self-reported food safety knowledge and practices of pregnant women and postpartum mothers in Slovenia using an online questionnaire and to compare the results with nonpregnant women as a control group. The study was conducted with 426 women, of whom 145 were pregnant, 191 were not pregnant, and 90 were postpartum. The online questionnaire consisted of questions related to food safety risk perception, hand hygiene, food purchase, food storage, food preparation and handling of infant formula and breast milk. The results showed that women generally have basic knowledge of proper food handling and are aware of food safety, but some specific gaps were identified in food handling at home, especially concerning microbiological risks. However, the results showed that pregnant women performed better than the postpartum group, and both groups performed significantly better than the nonpregnant group. The media was most frequently cited as a source of food safety information, especially by the pregnant group. Trained health workers should also inform women on how to ensure food safety in the home environment.

1 October 2011 in Food Chemistry
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AOAndrej Ovca
Andrej Ovca
JEJohannes T. van Elteren
Johannes T. van Elteren
IFIngrid Falnoga
Ingrid Falnoga
VŠVid S. Šelih
Vid S. Šelih