The primary objective of all countries in the world is to provide self-sufficiency in terms of food products and to develop an agricultural policy to guarantee food safety. In recent years, developed countries have made significant progress in food safety practices which set an example to other countries. In Turkey, the increments in food-borne illnesses and the European Union (EU) adaptation process have accelerated food safety practices. Despite Turkey’s legislative measures compliant to EU adaptation process, the level of social awareness on food safety has not reached to an adequate level. The study data was obtained by compiling results of various researches which conducted in Turkey, and the European Union countries. According to researches, in Turkey, well educated, and high-income consumers are more conscious about food safety. In the EU countries, consumers have a high standard of living and social awareness, the level of food safety awareness of consumers does not have a linear relationship with their education and income levels. To increase food safety awareness of consumers in Turkey, there is a need of including food safety courses in school curriculums, and developing educational projects which include all the stakeholders related to this subject.