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http://dx.doi.org/10.9799/ksfan.2013.26.3.470

A Study of the Perception and Purchase Behavior on Foreign Matters in Food  

Yang, Sung-Bum (Dept. of Environmental and Resource Economics, Dankook University)
Yang, Seung-Ryong (Dept. of Food and Resource Economics, Korea University)
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The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition / v.26, no.3, 2013 , pp. 470-475 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the perceptions and purchase behaviors on foreign matters in food. For that, we conducted a survey of 348 adults living in a metropolitan area. Concern over the presence of foreign matters in food was a lower than that for other harmful factors such as heavy metals, BSE, harmful microbes and so on. 70% of respondents would not take the snack which was detected a rat's head, including the manufacturer's product and similar products with it after the foreign matter incident. In contrast, about of 54% respondents were willing to buy canned tuna after the incident. It is necessary to prepare more detail management and policy on foreign matters in food.
Keywords
foreign matters in food; perception; purchase behavior;
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