Consumer concern about food safety in Hanoi,Vietnam

Ha, Thanh Mai; Shakur, Shamim; Pham, Kim Hang

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.11.031

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“…Public concern around food safety is so high that is was ranked first of the two highest concerns (above employment) -even higher than education or healthcare ( Food safety is a concern for both urban and rural consumers. However, urban consumers feel that they are more at risk because they have limited or no access to self-produced food, which is often regarded as the only guaranteed source of safe food, given the mistrust in retail outlets (Ha, Shakur, and Pham Do 2019; Wertheim-Heck, Vellema, and Spaargaren 2014). These food safety concerns are largely a perceived risk, so there is a need for Viet Nam to create a culture of evidence-based decision making (World Bank 2017) regarding food safety standards, which is largely missing now.…”

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“…Van Duan and Nguyen Huong 2016;Ha, Shakur, and Pham Do 2019;USAID 2015).The ADB Survey (Asian Development Bank 2018) shows that contrasting perceptions on food safety prevail: 89 percent perceive food as unsafe compared to 5 percent who view it as safe; only 38 percent state they are well-informed about it, and 38 percent report an average level of information. By contrast, 96 percent consider managing to purchase safe food, and trust that they know some (69 percent) or the full (17 percent) origin of their food.…”

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Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam

Raneri¹,

Kennedy²,

Nguyen³

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established in 1975, provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI's strategic research aims to foster a climate-resilient and sustainable food supply; promote healthy diets and nutrition for all; build inclusive and efficient markets, trade systems, and food industries; transform agricultural and rural economies; and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is integrated in all the Institute's work. Partnerships, communications, capacity strengthening, and data and knowledge management are essential components to translate IFPRI's research from action to impact. The Institute's regional and country programs play a critical role in responding to demand for food policy research and in delivering holistic support for country-led development. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world.

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Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam

Raneri¹,

Kennedy²,

Nguyen³

et al. 2019

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“… 31 Figuié et al ( 2004 ); Mergenthaler et al ( 2009 ); Mergenthaler et al ( 2006 ); Ha et al ( 2019 ). …”

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Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy

Wertheim-Heck¹,

Raneri²,

Oosterveer³

2019

Environment and Urbanization

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Equitable access to healthy food is a critical challenge in urban Asia. Food safety governance promotes modern supermarkets over more traditional markets, but supermarkets are associated with unequal access to food. This study investigates how retail policies driven by food safety impact the diets of the urban poor in Hanoi, Vietnam. We do this by linking food retail infrastructures with the food shopping practices and measured dietary intake of 400 women. Our results reveal sub-optimal dietary diversity and reliance on foods sourced through traditional markets, which do not provide formal food safety guarantees. Modern channels supply formal food safety guarantees, but are mainly frequented for purchasing ultra-processed foods. The paper uncovers a conflicting duality governing food security and suggests that the public responsibility for ensuring access of the poor to nutritious and safe foods requires a more diverse retail policy approach.

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“…In general, thorny problems like food hygiene and safety, and specifically traditional sauce is suspected to have a high arsenic content. Ha, Shamim, and Pham Do (2019) believe that Vietnamese consumers experienced a high level of anxiety about food safety.…”

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Social Responsibility Of Vietnamese Journalism Through The "Fish Sauce With Arsenic" Scandal

Nguyen¹

2019

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Journalism is playing an integral role in socio-economic development. It is believed to be a particular socio-political activity which has an indirect impact on readers and even on the political apparatus of society. Only when journalists are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities will the media perform its functions properly in modern society. Through the "traditional fish sauce with arsenic" scandal, the author examines the role of Vietnamese journalism in providing information and reflecting on hot issues. At the same time, we also consider the social responsibility and professionalism of journalists today. The author studied 48 articles published in the electronic newspaper Danviet.vn from October 12, 2016 (when the scandal began) until November 21, 2016 (when the Ministry of Information and Communications announced the handling of violations for posting wrongful reports. The result of using content analysis of articles shows that this scandal attracted the attention of not only consumers and fish sauce businesses but also the authorities. Although in this affair, many journalists did not fulfill their responsibilities, in general it was found that Vietnamese journalism acts in the interests of the people, their economic, political, social and cultural needs. In the end, newspapers posting inaccurate fish sauce reports were fined, and traditional fish sauce has been vindicated.

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Consumer concern about food safety in Hanoi,Vietnam

Cited by 97 publications

References 28 publications

Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam

Determining key research areas for healthier diets and sustainable food systems in Viet Nam

Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy

Social Responsibility Of Vietnamese Journalism Through The "Fish Sauce With Arsenic" Scandal

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