Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)

The East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회)
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Consumer Attitudes towards Food Additives

식품첨가물에 대한 소비자의 태도

  • Kim Hyo-Chung (Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences, 1nje University) ;
  • Kim Mee-Ra (Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김효정 (인제대학교 가족ㆍ소비자학과) ;
  • 김미라 (경북대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2005.02.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the consumer awareness and information seeking behaviors towards food additives. The data were collected from 506 adults living in Seoul, Daegu and Rusan by self-administered questionnaires. Frequencies and chi-square tests were conducted with SPSS. The results of the survey were as follows: (1) The consumers' concerns towards food additives were high, (2) Especially, many consumers were highly concerned about preservatives among food additives, (3) Two-fifths of the respondents thought the use of food additives had nothing to do with the quality of food, (4) Many respondents tried to consume the food containing less food additives, (5) Most respondents were not satisfied with the labeling of food additives, and (6) Many consumers needed the information about food additives, especially safety of food additives.

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