Mapping Sources of Food Safety Information for U.S. Consumers: Findings From a National Survey

Nan, Xiaoli; Verrill, Linda; Kim, Jarim

doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1138385

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“…Given the traditional sensationalism of health subjects in magazines, the brevity and the volatility of contributions in radio and television, and the unsolved quality issues of health webpages, the newspaper (including online) can still be considered the most reliable medium for distributing health information. Hence, online newspapers have become important and credible sources of health information, allowing readers to access unlimited information and understand more about disease prevention [22,47].…”

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Online Newspaper Framing of Non-Communicable Diseases: Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao

Chang

Schulz

Cheong³

2020

IJERPH

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As non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now well recognized as the leading cause of mortality among adult populations worldwide, they are also increasingly the focus of media coverage. As such, the objective of this study is to describe the framing of NCDs in the coverage of newspapers, with the understanding that it says something about the society producing it. Automatic content analysis was employed to examine disease topics, risks, and cost consequences, thus providing lay people with a chance of learning the etiology of NCDs and information available for fighting diseases. The result of the computational method identified a total of 152,810 news articles with one of the seven supra-categories of NCDs. The category of metabolic diseases was covered most frequently in the past ten years. Three health risks received ample attention in all 11 newspapers: stress burden, tobacco use, and genetic predispositions. The results evidenced how media framed risk information of illnesses would distort the way in which diseases were selected, interpreted, and the outcome communicated. Future research building on our findings can further examine whether news framing affects the way the readers perceive and prevent NCDs.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Online Newspaper Framing of Non-Communicable Diseases: Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao

Chang

Schulz

Cheong³

2020

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“…Specifically, more than two thirds of Europeans (69%) report that television is among their main sources of information about food risks, followed by the Internet (excluding social media) (46%), newspapers and magazines (38%). On this topic, Nan et al (2017) state that TV and radio campaigns are effective due to their broad coverage, as research shows that nearly 70% of US consumers receive food safety information from these two channels combined.…”

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Maxim¹,

Mazzocchi²,

Broucke³

et al. 2021

EFS2

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This report assesses peer-reviewed and grey literature on risk communication concepts and practices, as requested by the European Commission to support the implementation of a 'General Plan for Risk Communication', i.e. an integrated framework for EU food safety risk assessors and risk managers at Union and national level, as required by the revised EU General Food Law Regulation. We conducted a scoping review of social research studies and official reports in relation to risk communication in the following areas: understanding and awareness of risk analysis roles and tasks, reducing misunderstanding of the different meaning of the terms 'hazard' and 'risk', tackling misinformation and disinformation, enhancing confidence in EU food safety, taking account of risk perceptions, key factors in trade-offs about risks, audience segmentation and tools, channels and mechanisms for coordinated risk communications. We structured our findings as follows: i) definitions of key concepts, ii) audience analysis and information requirements, iii) risk profiling, models and mechanisms, iv) contributions to communication strategies. We make several recommendations for consideration by the Commission, both in terms of actions to support the design and implementation of the general plan, and research needs that we consider crucial to further inform appropriate risk communication in the EU. EFSA carried out a targeted consultation of experts and a public consultation open to all interested parties including the general public, in preparing and finalising this report.

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“…Traditional media such as radio, television and newspapers are the most common information sources for individuals seeking risk information [ 16 , 17 ]. Among these sources, television and radio are the primary sources of information regarding food safety [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. According to a report from CMMR (China Mainland Marketing Research Company), 97% of residents have access to TV and all television and radio stations are owned by the government for propaganda purposes [ 21 ].…”

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Does Information Pattern Affect Risk Perception of Food Safety? A National Survey in China

Han

Liu

2018

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Examining the variances in the assessments of risk, as perceived by residents, facilitates the development of appropriate risk information communication strategies. This paper aims to identify the effects of information source patterns on perceived food safety risks based on demographic factors. A national survey was conducted to examine, by means of multiple regression analysis, the relationship between the public’s perceived risks, demographic factors and information access. The study finds that residents’ preferences for information sources have been empirically proven to significantly affect their perceptions of food safety. We also find that more educated young urban dwellers, as well as those without cohabitation experience, tend to perceive a higher level of risk with respect to food safety. In contrast to our expectations, gender, family income and family size are not significantly correlated with the perception of food safety risk. The findings help to explain residents’ attitudes toward food safety administration and reactions to food hazards in the Chinese context. It is recommended that the governing authorities strengthen their communication capacities using modern communication media and make full use of traditional and face-to-face communications with respect to regulations.

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Mapping Sources of Food Safety Information for U.S. Consumers: Findings From a National Survey

Cited by 19 publications

References 36 publications

Online Newspaper Framing of Non-Communicable Diseases: Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao

Online Newspaper Framing of Non-Communicable Diseases: Comparison of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao

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Does Information Pattern Affect Risk Perception of Food Safety? A National Survey in China

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