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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2018.16.12.641

Comparison between Japan, China, and Korea on How Parents with a Toddler Feel about Food Safety  

MIZUNO, Tomomi (University of Tsukuba)
CHO, Hong-Joong (Chonnam National University)
QU, GuoFeng (Beijing Normal University)
TOKUDA, Katsumi (University of Tsukuba)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.16, no.12, 2018 , pp. 641-646 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The aim of this research was to clarify the difference in awareness of food safety and what they feel as dangerous among parents in Japan, China, and Korea and how they are different among the nations. Methods : Research subjects were 250 parents in Japan, 181 parents in China, 166 parents in Korea whose children attend a child institution or a day care center. We conducted a questionnaire survey that was self-written and anonymous. Results : Parents in Japan feel safer than Korea and China, and parents in Korea feel safer than China about food that are sold generally. Especially, in China, the average of 5 level scale was lower than the median so it shows that people do not trust food that are sold in the market. All 3 countries tend to have the awareness that "pesticide that is over the standard amount is detected from vegetables in China" and "vegetable grown without pesticides and organic produce are safe" and showed no significant difference. Also, there was a significant difference statistically for the awareness that "it makes it easier to get cancer if you eat food that contain radiation" and "there is a possibility that seafood caught near Japan contain radiation". Parents in Japan emphasize that "the price is low" the most and it was significantly higher than in China and Korea. Also, similar to parents in Japan, parents in Korea tend to emphasize that it is "domestic". On the other hand, it verified that parents in China emphasized "the meat or fish is grown without antibiotics" and "it uses vegetable grown without pesticides".
Keywords
Food safety; Parents; Japan; China; Korea;
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