Consumer confidence in the safety of milk and infant milk formula in China

Li, Saiwei; Sijtsema, S.J.; Kornelis, M.; Liu, Yumei; Li, Shengli

doi:10.3168/jds.2019-16638

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“…The interviewees preferred to purchase foreign brands from large supermarkets, online or rely on family and friends who travelled abroad to purchase infant formula. Chinese consumers still lack confidence in domestically produced infant formulas and concerned parents in China often sourced for foreign-produced infant formula (El Benni et al, 2019;Hanser & Li, 2015;Li, Sijtsema, Kornelis, Liu, & Li, 2019a;2019b). Chinese consumers preferred imported milk powder from abroad such as United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland compared to domestic milk powder.…”

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Application of bayesian network modelling to predict food fraud products from China

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Food Control

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Food fraud is prevalent in China and the increasing number of reported cases undermined the credibility of food safety authorities and the agri-food industry. Food scandals have caused Chinese consumers to be anxious and distrustful of local food products. Urban consumers have resorted to domestic risk mitigating strategies to identify fraudulent food products. This study aims to investigate the risk mitigating strategies against food fraud adopted by urban and rural consumers. Semi-structured interviews (n = 31) were conducted to collect data from urban and rural consumers in Beijing and Hebei, China. Three thematic domains and nine sub-themes were identified from the data set. There was a general sense of insecurity, anxiety and disapproval about the state of food products in the country. This has driven distrust in the food system, hence Chinese consumers have developed risk mitigating strategies against purchasing and consuming fraudulent food products. The three main coping approaches include purchasing decision making, information searching & sharing and daily self-preservation strategies. This is the first study to provide new empirical findings on rural consumers' experiences in dealing with fraudulent products and their risk mitigating strategies against food fraud.

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“…Food fraud has become a widely acknowledged concern, not only within the food supply chain, but also more widespread, for instance, by consumers. Recent studies on Chinese consumers' preferences showed that Chinese consumers are concerned about the risk of domestic milk products and, especially, infant milk formula [8] and therefore prefer to buy "foreign milk powder" instead of domestic products [9]. Melamine is not the only milk adulterant.…”

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Prevalence of Milk Fraud in the Chinese Market and its Relationship with Fraud Vulnerabilities in the Chain

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Zhang

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This study aimed to assess the prevalence of ultra-high-temperature (UHT) processed milk samples suspected of being adulterated on the Chinese market and, subsequently, relate their geographical origin to the earlier determined fraud vulnerability. A total of 52 UHT milk samples purchased from the Chinese market were measured to detect possible anomalies. The milk compositional features were determined by standardized Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, and the detection limits for common milk adulterations were investigated. The results showed that twelve of the analysed milk samples (23%) were suspected of having quality or fraud-related issues, while one sample of these was highly suspected of being adulterated (diluted with water). Proportionally, more suspected samples were determined among milks produced in the Central-Northern and Eastern areas of China than in those from the North-Western and North-Eastern areas, while those from the South were in between. Combining the earlier collected results on fraud vulnerability in the Chinese milk chains, it appears that increased fraud prevalence relates to poorer business relationships and lack of adequate managerial controls. Since very few opportunities and motivations differ consistently across high and low-prevalence areas, primarily the improvement of control measures can help to mitigate food fraud in the Chinese milk supply chains.

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“…Atualmente, a segurança da FI é garantida por rigorosas legislações, por um controle de qualidade que emprega métodos analíticos bem estabelecidos e por novos estudos que trazem soluções práticas para minimizar possíveis incidentes, principalmente os microbiológicos. Estes incidentes podem afetar as características organolépticas, influenciando o consumidor e diminuindo a credibilidade em relação à qualidade do produto (Fei et al, 2020;Fioravanti et al, 2020a;Fu et al, 2020;Pires et al, 2020;Li et al, 2019). Para prevenir cada vez mais estes incidentes, os regulamentos técnicos de FI para lactentes e produtos lácteos são delineados por padrões internacionais elaborados pela Comissão do Codex Alimentarius ou por padrões específicos elaborados principalmente pela União Europeia e pelos seguintes países: Estados Unidos, China, Austrália e Nova Zelândia (Poitevin, 2016).…”

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Uma abordagem dos ensaios in vitro para estimar a absorção dos minerais em fórmulas infantis

Fioravanti

Morgano

2021

Braz. J. Food Technol.

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Resumo A fórmula infantil é a opção de alimento mais recomendada quando a amamentação não é possível. Para o melhor entendimento do comportamento gastrointestinal e da absorção dos nutrientes presentes nas fórmulas infantis, realizam-se estudos que simulam os processos de digestão. Este trabalho teve como objetivo discutir a evolução das fórmulas infantis com foco na avaliação da absorção de Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P e Zn, identificando métodos disponíveis para a avaliação de bioacessibilidade e de biodisponibilidade, de forma a melhor entender a absorção desses nutrientes. Para isto, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica sobre fórmulas infantis e os métodos in vitro mais utilizados no estudo de minerais, com foco no consumo, na qualidade e nos aspectos tecnológicos. Foi constatada uma tendência mundial no aumento do consumo de fórmulas infantis e verificou-se que estudos de biodisponibilidade e bioacessibilidade de minerais, mesmo que ainda escassos, colaboram para a evolução e o desenvolvimento deste produto, visando a uma aproximação com a composição do leite materno. A pesquisa mostrou que a composição da fórmula infantil vem sendo constantemente aperfeiçoada por revisões das legislações e pela indústria, e que, para a obtenção de uma fórmula infantil com alta capacidade de absorção de nutrientes, devem ser realizados estudos de bioacessibilidade e/ou de biodisponibilidade, pois estes estudos possibilitam uma melhor compreensão da influência dos diferentes ingredientes na absorção dos nutrientes. Os estudos também mostraram que, para uma ingestão mais equilibrada, nas diferentes fases do lactente, são necessárias diferentes composições dos nutrientes nas fórmulas infantis.

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Consumer confidence in the safety of milk and infant milk formula in China

Cited by 28 publications

References 15 publications

Application of bayesian network modelling to predict food fraud products from China

Application of bayesian network modelling to predict food fraud products from China

Prevalence of Milk Fraud in the Chinese Market and its Relationship with Fraud Vulnerabilities in the Chain

Uma abordagem dos ensaios in vitro para estimar a absorção dos minerais em fórmulas infantis

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