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http://dx.doi.org/10.13103/JFHS.2015.30.2.132

Development of a Mobile Application for Promoting Risk Communication on Food Additives Based on the Information Needs of Parents  

Kim, Suna (Food and Nutrition in Home Economics, College of Natural Sciences, Korea National Open University)
Kim, Ye jee (Major of Elementary Science & Technology Education for Life, Graduate School of Education, Seoul National University of Education)
Kim, Ji-Sun (Food and Nutrition in Home Economics, College of Natural Sciences, Korea National Open University)
Kim, Jeong-Weon (Department of Science & Technology Education for Life, Seoul National University of Education)
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety / v.30, no.2, 2015 , pp. 132-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception and information needs about food additives from the parents of elementary school children, and to develop a smartphone application (App) providing information about food additives, and finally to assess its educational effects. A survey was conducted in April 2013 by using a self-administered questionnaire, and total 358 responses were collected from the parents living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. While purchasing processed foods, parents considered safety (40.5%) as the most important factor, and first checking item except production and expiration dates was origin labelling (35.4%), and chose foods with less food additives (63.1%). Parents recognized food additives as the most dangerous (42.7%), and 75.1% responded the level of danger as 'very dangerous'. However, 82.4% of parents didn't have experiences to get educations about food additives. Based on their information needs including the safety, legal standards and the foods containing food additives. a smartphone App designated as 'Catch up Food Additives' consisting of the definition, safety, food labelling guideline, management, animation about food additives was developed. When the App was exposed to the parents (n = 27), their negative perceptions on food additives were improved significantly. These results showed that providing information and education about food additives using smartphone App was very fast and effective for the promotion of risk communication on food additives with the parents.
Keywords
food additives; parents; information needs; application; risk communication;
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