Socio-demographic influences on various consumer food safety indices: an empirical study of ethnic Goan pork sausage consumers

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess food safety knowledge, choice behavior and health hazard concerns of ethnic Goan pork sausage consumers through various consumer food safety indices and also to evaluate socio-demographic influences on various consumer food safety indices.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data in the form of 210 questionnaire responses were collected from Goan pork sausage consumers. Based on the responses, seven various consumer food safety indices were derived. The cumulative score of all the indices were normalized (0–1). The association between socio-demographic variables and consumer indices were evaluated using linear regression analysis, Pearson's correlation matrix, principal component analysis (PCA) and correspondence analysis (CA).FindingsThe results of the analysis indicate that the consumption of Goan pork sausages is most prevalent amongst younger people with high education having higher income. A majority of consumers have high score for the four consumer indices. The results of correlation analysis, regression analysis, PCA and CA revealed a significant association of consumer indices with socio-demographic variables.Originality/valueThe results of this study will provide a way forward for the evaluation of existing overall food safety concerns in the target population and in the future would be used for the promotion of good handling practices and health of Goan pork sausage consumers.

The Determinants of Trust in Food Safety from the Perspective of Generation Z Students

“…We were able to confirm the importance of the determinants pointed out by other researchers (e.g. Rupprecht et al, 2020;Wu et al, 2021;Whitworth, 2021;Macready et al, 2020;Wardani & Nugraha, 2022;Watanabe et al, 2020;Yu et al, 2021;Aung & Chang, 2022;Rajkumar et al, 2021;Zanetta et al, 2022;EIT Food Trust Report, 2021). Thus, the analysis made it possible to distinguish the following three groups of determinants that build Gen Z students' trust in food safety, such as:…”

“…We also received a positive response to question Q5 about the impact of the cognitive characteristics of Gen Z students on the evaluation of particular groups of food safety trust determinants. The impact of these aspects has been also signaled by Rajkumar et al (2021), Zanetta et al (2022), andNgo et al (2023), among others. In our case, such a feature turned out to be a consumer identified as vulnerable.…”

“…These determinants are related, in general, to the food system. Not without significance are also such determinants as activities of consumer organizations, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, armed conflicts, safety incidents (Kubatko et al, 2023), sociodemographic characteristics (Ngo et al, 2023), and the type of customer, or his/her risk perception or general skepticism (Rajkumar et al, 2021;Zanetta et al, 2022;EIT Food Trust Report, 2021). The latter two groups of determinants can be conventionally described as related to the sociodemographic features, and socioeconomic environment, and related to the cognitive characteristics of the consumer.…”

Product characterization of a traditional sausage aiming at geographical indication certification and entrepreneurship prospects: an empirical study of Goan “choris”

“…Only recently, the studies carried out on choris refer to microbiota (Dilecta et al. , 2019), lactobacilli diversity (Rajkumar et al , 2020) and socio-demographic influences on various consumer food safety indices (Rajkumar et al. , 2021).…”

“…Although choris is widely treasured, the information in the scientific literature related to these ethnic sausages is very scarce and refers only to recipes described in few brief culinary books. Only recently, the studies carried out on choris refer to microbiota (Dilecta et al, 2019), lactobacilli diversity (Rajkumar et al, 2020) and socio-demographic influences on various consumer food safety indices (Rajkumar et al, 2021). There is also a lack of information about the quality attributes and storage stability of this sausage.…”