Food safety and nutrition: Improving consumer behaviour

Losasso, Carmen; Cibin, Veronica; Cappa, Veronica; Roccato, Anna; Vanzo, Angiola; Andrighetto, Igino; Ricci, Antonia

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.01.038

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“…Additionally, the higher living standards along with frequent food safety incidents have increased consumers concern for safer and healthier foodstuffs. Although efforts are being made to improve food safety and quality the number of related risks remains very high, resulting in considerable costs to individuals, industries, communities and economies [1][2][3]. The latter applies even to countries that possess advanced food safety systems and strict food legislation [2,4].…”

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“…Although efforts are being made to improve food safety and quality the number of related risks remains very high, resulting in considerable costs to individuals, industries, communities and economies [1][2][3]. The latter applies even to countries that possess advanced food safety systems and strict food legislation [2,4]. On the other hand, people in developing countries are exposed to higher food safety risks due to uncontrolled environmental pollution and circulation of "suspect" foodstuffs, in addition to lack of knowledge on food safety issues [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…in some West African countries) [6]. The magnitude of human suffering and economic losses cannot be accurately determined as many cases are unreported and many outcomes of new food hazards have not emerged yet [2].…”

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“…Data reveal that there are worldwide important knowledge gaps even for simple food related issues concerning handling, hygiene and safety [1,2,4,5]. On the other hand, matters related to food associated hazards are quickly changing, with new "chemical poisons" to place serious health risks.…”

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Preventive Practices from Field and Shelf to Fork to Minimize Chemical Hazards Dietary Intake

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Chronic diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases have been related with food chemical hazards intake. Therefore, great concern of food manufacturers and authorities is to ensure food safety and quality and minimize exposure to relevant risks. Nevertheless, the latter cannot be totally eliminated, when by employing erroneous treatments extra risks are added. Public awareness and relevant knowledge among food professionals and food handlers is lacking, even on countries that possess advanced food safety systems and strict food legislation. Besides, financial difficulty reinforces people to utilize low quality food and houseware increasing the health related hazards. Regarding the severity for global health and damage costs, the need for information on precautionary practices that will reduce chemical hazards dietary intake is imperative. In the present review certain practices such as thermal processing, washing or appropriate handling of the raw material are listed to educate anyone related with the food sector how to minimize heavy metals, acrylamide, pesticides residues, heterocyclic aromatic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons intake and promote health. The introduced simple practices can be applied except for home kitchens, also in quality systems of professional kitchens, warehouses and food industries.

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“…Consumers' wrong handling and inappropriate conditions during and prior to food consumption may increase these risk factors. The measures taken by the consumers until the final stage of consumption play an important role in the prevention of food-borne illnesses as well as the official regulations by the competent authorities (Alpuğuz et al, 2009;Losasso, 2012).…”

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Gıda Güvenliği Hakkında Tüketici Bilgi, Tutum ve Davranışlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Türkiye Hatay İli Örneği

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Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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The development of food sensitivities began to increase along with societal growth. Consumer awareness is gradually increasing with the expansion of accurate and balanced information. In an increasingly consuming world, the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of individuals during the purchasing of food products are important. Findings from research of this kind positively impact the strategies of companies offering the products on the market. The purpose of this study is to examine the level of knowledge and attitudes of individuals living in the Hatay province and what they consider when buying food items. The data were obtained by face to face interviews of 334 consumers in 2008, and were analysed using a 5-point Likert scale. The average monthly spending of consumers in the survey research is 747.48 USD with food expenses in first place at 32.92% among the total amount of spending. Food product manufacturing, expiration date, storage and conditions were all taken into account for purchasing confidence. Supermarkets were found to be the most trusted shopping places; and of the consumers surveyed, 70.55% are affected positively or negatively by food-related news articles. Gıda hassasiyetinin gelişimi toplumsal büyüme ile birlikte artmaya başladı. Tüketici bilinci giderek doğru ve dengeli bilginin genişlemesi ile artmaktadır. Artan bir şekilde tüketen dünyada gıda ürünlerini satın alma sırasında bireylerin bilgi, tutum ve davranışları önemlidir. Bu tür araştırma bulguları piyasaya ürün sunan şirketlerin stratejilerini olumlu şekilde etkiler. Bu çalışmanın amacı Hatay Bölgesinde yaşayan bireylerin davranış ve bilgi düzeylerini ve gıda maddeleri satın alırken ne düşündüklerini incelemektir. Veriler 2008 yılında 334 tüketici ile yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla ve 5'li likert ölçeği kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Anket araştırmasında tüketicilerin ortalama aylık harcaması 747,87 USD olup, %32,92 ile gıda harcamaları ilk sıradadır. Güvenli gıda alımında, gıda ürünleri imalatı, son kullanma tarihi ve depolama gibi tüm koşullar dikkate alınmıştır. Süper marketlerin en güvenilir alış veriş yerleri olduğu bulunmuştur ve araştırmaya katılan tüketicilerin %70,55'i gıda ile ilgili haber makaleleri tarafından olumlu veya olumsuz etkilenmiştir.

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