Consumerism, the Nigeria Experience: Study of the Food and Drink Industries 1980-2012

Oko, A. E. Ndu; Osuagwu, Linus

doi:10.5296/bmh.v1i2.4162

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“…It also gives advantages to the local food industry in order to expand their product's profile to the international crowd (Aschemann-Witzel, de Hooge, & Normann, 2016). Taking a slightly different viewpoint, nutrition label is also important as a mechanism to to protect and safeguard the consumer interest and rights towards quality products or services (Aggrawal, 2014;Kehinde, 2016;Njuguna, 2015;O'Hara, 2013;Oko & Linus, 2013), particularly the right to be informed, and the right to get safe products and services (Campos, et al, 2011;Ministry of Domestic Trade Co-Operatives and Consumerism, 2017). In the Malaysian context, consumers rights are also protected under the Consumers' Protection Act 1999 (APP) (Pesuruhjaya Penyemak Undang-undang, 2006).…”

Section: Literature Review Nutrition Labelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Health Knowledge, Nutrition Label Use and Attitude towards Nutrition Label on Healthy Food Choice among Malaysian Consumer

Zainol¹,

Yahaya²,

Osman³

et al. 2019

IJARBSS

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This study determines the effect of health knowledge on nutrition label use and attitude, and consequently on healthy food choice among Malaysian consumer. This study adopted the positivist, deductive and quantitative approach. A sample consisted of 420 Malaysian consumers, aged at least 15 years old, which selected using systematic streetintercept sampling method. Data, which collected using a self-administered questionnaire, were analysed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings reveal the significant positive effect of health knowledge on attitude towards nutrition label and attitude towards nutrition label on healthy food choice. Though the findings add to the existing literature, provide useful information on how nutrition label could assist in guiding the consumer to make a healthier food choice and serve as a reference point that could stimulate and guide future researchers and other relevant parties, this study is still limited by several factors that require replication in future research.

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Section: Literature Review Nutrition Labelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Health Knowledge, Nutrition Label Use and Attitude towards Nutrition Label on Healthy Food Choice among Malaysian Consumer

Zainol¹,

Yahaya²,

Osman³

et al. 2019

IJARBSS

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“…Thus, there exists a relationship between consumer education and consumer information. According to Ayozie, (2013); Oko and Osuagwu, (2013), consumer education in Nigeria is currently operating at a low level, and this was attributed to the weak commitment of the government to consumer education and low consumer awareness in the market place. Though the government has enacted the Consumer Protection Act 2004 to oversee consumer challenges, it has not enhanced consumer protection due to low consumer education.…”

Section: Consumer Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer Protection and Consumer Education: The Role of the Media in the Nigerian Pharmaceutical Industry

Oranusi¹,

Adegbuiyi²,

Igbinoba³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of ADVED 2021- 7th International Conference on Advances in Education

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The media role is to protect and educate the general public with accurate information against misleading practices experienced from the manufacturers and marketers of consumer products operating in the market economy. However, consumer education role of the media remains a major task in the developing countries such as Nigeria. This paper therefore, evaluates on education role by the media on consumer protection in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industries. This study adopted a conceptual review of extant literatures. Based on the conceptual, empirical and theoretical review, findings revealed a careless attitude of the consumers towards their sovereign rights and attributed it to poor education, ignorant, poor perception, skepticisms, limited and irregular provisions of information and lukewarm interest attitudes that exist among consumers and the media. Hence, the study affirms that the government should collaborate with media co-operations to embark on intensive sensitization and education of consumers on their rights, and how to enforce that right by making them know what they are losing for not protecting their rights. Second, the government of Nigeria should see it important to incorporate consumer education as a subject into the educational curriculum both at the primary, secondary and tertiary level of educations in Nigeria

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“…Nutrition label is also an important mechanism to protect and safeguard consumer interest and rights with regard to quality products or services (Aggrawal, 2014; Kehinde, 2016; Njuguna, 2015; O'Hara, 2013; Oko and Linus, 2013), particularly the right to be informed and the right to get safe products and services (Campos et al , 2011; Ministry of Domestic Trade Co-Operatives and Consumerism, 2017). In Malaysia, consumers rights are also protected under the Consumers’ Protection Act 1999 (APP) (Pesuruhjaya Penyemak Undang-undang, 2006), which ensure consumer to have access to quality products and services (Zakuan and Yusoff, 2011).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of the Tayyib concept among Malaysian muslim consumers

Zainol

Yahaya

Osman

et al. 2019

JIMA

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Purpose This study aims to determine the effect of health knowledge on nutrition-label use and attitude, and consequently on healthy food choice among Malaysian Muslim consumers. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts the positivist, deductive and quantitative approach. A sample consisting of 257 Muslim consumers, at least 15 years old, were selected using systematic street-intercept sampling method. Data collected using a self-administered questionnaire were analysed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings The findings reveal the significant positive effect of health knowledge on nutrition-label use and attitude towards nutrition label, but only attitude towards nutrition label significantly predicts healthy food choice. Research limitations/implications Though the findings add to the existing literature, provide useful information on how nutrition label could guide the consumer to make healthier food choices and serve as a reference point that could stimulate and guide future researchers and other relevant parties, this study is limited by several factors that require replication in future research. Originality/value This research is perhaps one of the first attempts to consider the role of nutrition label as one of the ways to comply with the Tayyib principle.

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Consumerism, the Nigeria Experience: Study of the Food and Drink Industries 1980-2012

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

The Effect of Health Knowledge, Nutrition Label Use and Attitude towards Nutrition Label on Healthy Food Choice among Malaysian Consumer

The Effect of Health Knowledge, Nutrition Label Use and Attitude towards Nutrition Label on Healthy Food Choice among Malaysian Consumer

Consumer Protection and Consumer Education: The Role of the Media in the Nigerian Pharmaceutical Industry

Application of the Tayyib concept among Malaysian muslim consumers

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