Consumer attitudes, knowledge and behaviour: a review of food safety issues

Wilcock, Anne; Pun, Maria; Khanona, Joseph; Aung, May

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2003.08.004

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“…We contacted the extracted clubs and associations and explained the purpose of this research, finally obtaining permission to contact their members for the FG (if the club or the association refused to participate in this study, we extracted randomly another one from the list). Because of the inhomogeneous population, we divided it into six homogeneous strata based on the predefined segmentation criteria (Wilcock, Pun, Khanona, & Aung, 2004). Finally, we extracted the individuals (by probabilistic method) from each stratum of the population, excluding, from time to time, those who do not respect, simultaneously, all the predefined criteria (Trost, 1986) and who do not accept to be included in the FG.…”

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Quality Factors Influencing Consumer Demand for Small Fruit by Focus Group and Sensory Test

Chironi

Bacarella

Altamore

et al. 2017

Journal of Food Products Marketing

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The market of berries is a niche of high value in Italy. Small fruit's healthy properties are well known in the international market, but little is known about the reason for a low commercialization rate of fresh small fruit in Italy. The objective of this study was to assess consumer preferences in Italy for selected berry species. Moreover, the study aims to identify the relevant attributes of berries that affect the demand for this produce according to consumers and to compare these attributes. We assessed relevant attributes affecting the demand for fresh berries for different consumers' profiles and compared berries' attributes rankings. The results reveal high concordance between blackberries and raspberries; price is the attribute that constrains more purchases because it is deemed too high. Consumers prefer small fruit because of the rising interest in their nutraceutical value, and they have a higher willingness to pay because of this important attribute.

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Section: Reference Populationmentioning

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Quality Factors Influencing Consumer Demand for Small Fruit by Focus Group and Sensory Test

Chironi

Bacarella

Altamore

et al. 2017

Journal of Food Products Marketing

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“…As consumers commonly have concerns about food safety and quality (Wilcock et al 2004;Grunert 2005), and as most who are familiar with organic products view them as being healthier than conventional alternatives (Hughner et al 2007), it is likely that with information, if given the option, developing country consumers would also prefer organic products. There thus remains a need to determine whether Dominican consumers are willing to pay a premium for organic or locally grown foods.…”

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Consumer willingness to pay for organic and locally grown produce on Dominica: insights into the potential for an “Organic Island”

Boys

Willis

Carpio

2013

Environ Dev Sustain

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With the intent of improving agricultural revenues and solidifying her place as an ecotourism destination, it has been proposed that the island nation of The Commonwealth of Dominica convert all agriculture to organic production. This study explores Dominica's current and potential domestic demand for organic and/or ''locally grown'' produce. Surveys were conducted with Dominican consumers to assess their opinions and willingness to pay for these products, and evaluated using a maximum likelihood estimation procedure. On average, Dominican consumers are willing to pay 17.5 % more for organic, and 12 % more for locally grown, produce. These results were varied significantly across demographic segments of the sampled population, respondent tastes and preferences, the health status of their family, and the extent to which they were early adopters of new products. Despite several expected challenges of a successful transition to organic, implementation of this policy may offer a net positive welfare increase for Dominica's permanent residents. Results from this analysis suggest that, from the perspective of domestic consumers, Dominica should continue to pursue the possibility of becoming an ''Organic Island. '' K. A. Boys (&)

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“…As a consequence, food-safety objectives are now being set at the moment of consumption rather than at the moment of purchase (WHO/FAO, 2004) with consumers being heralded as the essential final link in the food chain to ensure safe food consumption and avoid food-borne disease (The Pennington Group, 1997, as cited in Redmond et al, 2004). This shift in focus has allowed researchers to comprehensively examine domestic food preparation practices using telephone surveys (Cody & Hogue, 2003;Redmond & Griffith, 2004a;Woodburn & Raab, 1997), postal surveys (Angell, 2008;Dharod et al, 2004;Redmond & Griffith, 2005a;Redmond & Griffith, 2005b;Redmond & Griffith, 2006a;Takeuchi et al, 2005a;Takeuchi et al, 2005b;Williamson et al, 1992), online surveys (Byrd-Bredbenner et al, 2007;Nauta et al, 2008;Unusan, 2007), home visits (Worsfold & Griffith, 1996), observations (Anderson et al, 2004;Clayton et al, 2003;Fischer, A. et al, 2007;Jay et al, 1999;Redmond & Griffith, 2006b;Redmond et al, 2004), laboratory simulations (Meredith et al, 2001) and reviews (Redmond & Griffith, 2003;Sattar et al, 1999;Wilcock et al, 2004).…”

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Consumer food safety education for the domestic environment: a systematic review

Milton

Mullan²

2010

British Food Journal

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PurposeDespite the recognised importance of food-safety, a large number of consumers do not practice adequate food-safety in the home. Many studies have recommended that education is a key step in preventing food borne illness in the domestic environment. However, few educational or psychosocial interventions have been designed and implemented to improve food-safety knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. Even fewer of these studies have been subject to rigorous appraisal. A systematic review of studies that described and evaluated a food-safety intervention in a non-clinical adult sample was conducted. Design/methodology/approachA total of ten studies met the criteria for inclusion in the systematic review. Outcomes of interest included food-safety behaviour, behavioural intention, attitudes, knowledge, microbial transfer and the use of Social Cognition Models. FindingsThe evidence regarding the effectiveness of the reviewed interventions on these food-safety outcomes was somewhat positive, however, many gaps remained. For example, of the 5 selfreport behaviour change studies all reported some significant improvement post intervention.However, the percentage of specific behaviours that significantly changed within each study varied between 0.04 to 100%. There were methodological flaws in many of the studies which complicated the interpretation of these results and indicate a need for more research. Research limitations/implications3 Future research should include better defined outcomes, longer follow-up, more rigorous reporting of results and intervention design, the use of randomised controlled trial protocols, and utilising health models to have a greater theoretical underpinning to the studies. Originality/valueThis is the first systematic review examining the effect of psychosocial food-safety interventions on behaviour, attitudes and knowledge.

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Consumer attitudes, knowledge and behaviour: a review of food safety issues

Cited by 409 publications

References 42 publications

Quality Factors Influencing Consumer Demand for Small Fruit by Focus Group and Sensory Test

Quality Factors Influencing Consumer Demand for Small Fruit by Focus Group and Sensory Test

Consumer willingness to pay for organic and locally grown produce on Dominica: insights into the potential for an “Organic Island”

Consumer food safety education for the domestic environment: a systematic review

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