A Survey on Perceived Food Safety in Urban Residents

일부 수도권 거주 주민의 식품 안전성에 대한 인식 조사

  • Nam Hee-Jung (National Cancer Center, Gastric Cancer Branch) ;
  • Kim Young-Soon (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Korea University)
  • Published : 2006.06.01

Abstract

A survey was conducted to investigate the relationship between knowledge of perceived food safety and actual food purchase practices among parents of children under the age of seven (N=309) in 2005. The seventeen following perceived food safety items were included in the survey (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, foot and mouth disease, pathogenic avian influenza, swine fever, allergens, GMO, irradiated food, food poisoning bacteria, endocrine disrupter, antibiotics, food additives, carcinogen, natural toxin, agrichemical residues, place of origin, cultivation methods, and heavy metal) Most parents were highly concerned about investigating all food safety topics. Up to 90.0% of the participants recognized the importance of food safety. The public concern has caused a considerable decline in the demand for food afterreceiving news about food safety through mass media, Also, the majority of subjects required correct food safety information.

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