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

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Analysis on Awareness and Information Acquisition Behavior Regarding Food Hygiene and Safety of University Students in Shandong Province, China

중국 산동성 지역 대학생의 식품 위생.안전성에 대한 인식도 및 정보 획득 행동 분석

  • Sun, Xiaoqing (Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyochung (Dept. of Human Counseling and Welfare, The Institute of Human Environmental Welfare, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Meera (Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
  • 순샤오칭 (경북대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김효정 (인제대학교 생활상담복지학부.인간환경복지연구소) ;
  • 김미라 (경북대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2013.01.24
  • Accepted : 2013.04.15
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

This study examined awareness and information acquisition behavior regarding food hygiene and safety of university students to improve safe dietary practices and to get basic information to develop educational materials for food safety. It was conducted among 276 university students of Qingdao University and Liaocheng University in Shandong province, China through a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS Windows V.19.0. To describe characteristics of the respondents, frequency distributions were used. In addition, t test, one-way analysis of variance and Duncan's multiple range tests were conducted. The results were as follows: The respondents were generally interested in food hygiene and safety. However, the level of awareness regarding the food hygiene and safety system in China was not high. Almost forty-five percent of the respondents did not think that foods produced and distributed in China were safe. For the reasons for their distrust, most of the students replied that they did not trust the safety 'because of distrust for hygiene of the food process', followed by 'because of distrust for food distribution' and 'because of excess or illegal use of food additives on food process'. The respondents answered for the concern level toward food hygiene and safety foodborne disease threatened food safety the most, followed by heavy metal contamination and endocrine disruptors. The respondents acquired most information from electronic media including TV and radio. Most of the students wanted to participate in food hygiene and safety education. Finally, when they found hazardous or foreign materials in food the most frequent reaction was 'paying attention in the next purchase', followed by 'notifying others', and 'letting it go this time but never buying that product in the future'.

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