• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.351-362
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• 2003

The goal of this study was to examine the effects of perceived risks toward GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) food on the decision-making to purchase it and demands to reveal its Identity. The major results were as follows. First, consumers strongly perceived the risk toward GMO food, and demanded labeling to identify it. But, many consumers had indecisive in the purchase of GMO food. Second, consumers with high level of perceived risks toward GMO food were more likely not to buy GMO food. In addition, the level of perceived risk was high among consumers who had many children. Finally, consumers with high level of perceived risks toward GMO food were more likely to demand the labelling for identifying GMO food. Consumers who had many children and high level of reliability for labelling food safety strongly demanded to label for revealing GMO food.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2012

Food allergy refers to an immunologically mediated adverse reaction to food, mainly to proteinaceous constituents. Health implications vary between those individuals who experience mild physical discomforts to those with fast-acting, life-threatening anaphylactic reactions. The prevalence of food allergy is higher in children than in adults, estimated around 4-8% and 1-2% respectively in developed countries. Food allergy has no effective cure at the present time and total avoidance of causative foods is the most reliable prophylactic method currently recommended by the medical community. To help food allergic patients to make informed choices of their foods, mandatory labeling of selected food allergens has been introduced in several countries. All food allergen labelling provisions specify a set of allergens common to the regulated countries. Policy divergence, however, exists between countries by inclusion of additional allergens unique to specific countries and enforcement of specific labelling requirements. Such variations in food allergen labelling regulations make it difficult to manage allergen labeling in imported pre-packaged food products. This paper addresses two current issues in food allergen regulation: 1) an urgent need to determine true prevalence of food allergy in the Asia-Pacific region. This will enable refinement to the food allergen regulation to be more country-specific rather than simply adopting CODEX recommendations. 2) There is an urgent need for harmonization of food allergen regulation in order to prevent food allergen regulation becoming a trade barrier.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2014

The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyze food allergy labelling for the arrangement of improvement plans. Survey was done as a quantitative research targeting food industry employees with 399 random workers in Seoul and Gyonggi area. The data was analyzed using SPSS windows (ver. 12.0) for frequency analysis, t-test and factor analysis. The importance and performance of the food allergen labelling were divided by 15 items. Only 43.1% of the workers understood the operation allergic food labels. The first improvement on allergic food labels was "using boldface for food allergen labes". The importance of all of these factors was significantly higher than performance. The selection attributes with relatively low the performance but high importance(2 quadrant) were "consumer education for allergic food labels" and "training of professional counselors on food allergy". Therefore, the factors to be improved through the IPA were consumer education and training of professional counselors. With this research and extended efforts for revision of laws, reliability of food industry and accuracy of food labelling would improve, thereby boosting the productive commercial activities in labelling code.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2008

This study was conducted to investigate the purchase patterns of processed foods and perception of school dietitians on nutrition labelling in Chonbuk area of Korea. Self-administered questionnaires were collected from a total 156 dietitians. Statistical data analysis was completed using the SPSS v. 11.5 program. The results were summarized as follows. Among the 156 school foodservice systems, 64.7% of schools were operated in conventional system and 35.3% were in commissary system. Among the processed foods, seasoning foods(98.4%) and cereal products(93.3%) were used widely in school foodservice. Among the general characteristics of schools and dietitians, the style(p<0.01), and type of foodservice(p<0.05), career, and age of dietitians respectively affected the purchasing pattern of the processed foods. Approximately 30% of dietitians responded that some fortified foods used for the meal preparation(eg. Ca-fortified yoghurt). Only 57% of dietitians who has more ten year job career was agreed with the important of fortified foods for the menu planning. Despite the levels of education of the dietitians became higher, were no relationship between the confidence on fortified foods and the improvement on health for children. About 96.2% of dietitians knew nutrition labelling of processed foods. Only 25.6% of dietitians checked nutrition labelling of processed food when they purchased these foods for school lunch. The main reason for their checking nutrition labelling of processed foods was for nutrient of products. The dietitians understanding and trust in nutrition labelling of processed foods were not high. But the half of dietitians responded that the nutrition labelling can be helpful for the purchase of processed foods in school foodservice systems. Therefore, it is necessary to activate the mandatory nutrition labelling of processed foods and to prepare its consumer education program for school dietitians.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.477-493
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• 1997

The consumers' purchase experiences of some imported agricultural products (rice, sesame, garlic, onion, jujube, red pepper, oak mushroom, apple, dried persimmon) and their consciousness for the labelling of the country of origin for agricultural products in Youngnam region were examined in this study. The sample consisted of 438 women who lived in Taegu, Pusan and other cities of Kyungpook and Kyungnam, and the self-administered questionnaire for the survey was used. The main reasons to purchase the imported agricultural products were the wide distribution and low price of them. Most of the consumers were concerned about safety of the imported agricultural products but only a few people experienced unsatisfaction of the products. The price, quality, package, container, label, and safety of the examined products were evaluated worse than those of the domestic products. Generally, although they suffered unsatisfaction, the consumers did not complain because they wanted to avoid troublesome work, which means the consumers did not assert their rights. Some people did not know the labelling system for the country of origin and the place to charge the market violating it. Therefore, it will be necessary for the consumers to receive education about the labelling system for the country of origin and the compensation criteria for consumers' grievances and damages. The current labelling method for the country of origin generally met the consumers' preference but the consumers wanted to improve the position and color of the label. Most consumers could not differentiate the imported products from the domestic products. The results obtained from the survey suggest consumer education for the labelling system for the country of origin and the compensation criteria should be activated through various ways such as mass media and consumer organizations.

• 좋은식품
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• 통권162호
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• pp.91-110
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• 2001

• 좋은식품
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• 통권170호
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• pp.85-127
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• 2002

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.706-713
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• 2012

Global warming caused by greenhouse gases is threatening our ecosystem. Moreover, our food system is in severe danger. Recently the local food system is emerging as an alternative food network, decreasing food miles and carbon dioxide emissions, protecting the safety of our foods, and helping local economy. However, carbon labelling for agricultural products has not been introduced yet in Korea. Accordingly, research on food miles and carbon labelling for agricultural products should be urgently conducted. The study compared the food miles and the carbon dioxide emission of major agricultural products. In addition, the food mileages of garlic and carrot are compared between Korea and China. The results show that radish has the highest carbon dioxide emission, and followed by onion and cabbage. These products are produced from Jeju island and have a high Shipment volume. Although Chinese Garlic and radish have lower shipping volume and food miles than Koreans, they have higher carbon dioxide emissions due to ship transportation. Based on these results some valuable implications can be identified. Current food distribution system, which heavily focuses on the Metropolitan area, should be changed into a local system, in which foods are consumed in the local area first then transported to other area.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.253-266
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 대학생들의 영양표시 확인 정도에 따른 영양표시 이용 실태, 영양표시에 대한 지식 및 인식, 영양표시의 유용성 자각 정도의 차이를 비교하였으며 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 본 조사대상자 중 자주확인군, 가끔확인군, 비확인군에 속한 대상자는 남학생은 각각 47명(31.3%), 51명(34.0%), 52명(34.7%)이었고 여학생은 각각 66명(50.0%), 48명(36.4%), 18명(13.6%)이었다. 자주확인군이 가끔확인군이나 비확인군에 비해 자택 거주자가 많고 자취하는 학생이 적었다. 대학생들의 용돈이나 식비 비율은 영양표시 확인 정도에 따라 차이가 없었다. 남학생은 군간의 차이없이 75%정도가 하루 1~2회 간식을 섭취하였고 여학생은 비확인군이 다른 두 군에 비해 하루 3회 이상 간식을 섭취하는 비율이 높은 경향이었다. 자주 섭취하는 간식식품의 종류는 남녀 모두 영양표시 확인 정도에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았으나 남녀 모두 자주확인군이 다른 두 군에 비해 우유 및 유제품을 간식으로 섭취하는 비율이 높았다. 대학생들의 영양지식 수준은 0.7점 정도로 보통정도이었으며 남녀 모두 자주확인군이 비확인군에 비해 영양지식이 높은 경향이었다. 대학생들의 식습관은 전반적으로 바람직하지 못한 수준이었으며 영양표시 확인 정도에 따라 차이가 없어 영양표시를 실생활에 까지 제대로 활용하고 있지 못함을 나타내었다. 남녀대학생들은 세군에서 모두 식품표시 항목 중 유통기한을 중요시하는 비율이 가장 높았고 자주확인군이 다른 두군에 비해 영양표시를 중요시하는 비율이 높았다. 남녀 모두 영양표시에서 열량을 중요시하는 비율이 가장 많았고 다음으로는 지방이었으며 1/3 이상의 대학생들이 콜레스테롤도 중요시 여기고 있었으나 나트륨을 중요하게 생각하는 학생의 비율은 10~25%정도에 불과하였다. 대학생들의 영양 표시에 대한 지식은 전반적으로 0.6점 이하의 낮은 수준이었으며 영양표시 확인 정도에 따른 차이도 없었다. 남녀대학생들은 영양표시의 필요성과 영양표시의 교육 및 홍보의 필요성은 인식하고 있으나 영양표시가 자신의 식품선택에 영향을 미치는 정도는 낮다고 인식하였으며 남녀 모두 자주확인군이 다른 두 군에 비해 영양표시에 대해 긍정적인 인식을 가지고 있었다. 대학생들은 '영양 정보 획득'이나 '타제품과의 비교 용이', '건강을 위한 식품 선택'과 '체중 관리를 도움'과 같은 영양표시의 유용성에 대해서 비교적 자각 정도가 높은 편이었으나 영양표시가 제품을 질을 향상시킬 수 있다는 유용성에 대해서는 상대적으로 자각정도가 낮은 편이었다. 영양표시의 유용성에 대해 자주확인군과 가끔확인군이 비확인군에 비해 자각정도가 높은 경향을 보였다. 결론적으로 대학생들은 대부분 영양표시 필요성은 인식하고 있으나 아직 영양표시에 대한 지식이 부족하여 제대로 이해하지 못하고 영양표시의 유용성에 대해서도 충분히 자각하지 못하고 있으며 따라서 영양표시를 자신의 식생활에 적극 활용하지 못하고 있어 영양표시 확인 정도에 따라 식습관이나 간식섭취 등 식행동에 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 자주확인군이 다른 두 군에 비해 영양표시에 대한 인식과 유용성에 대해 더 긍정적이었으므로 대학생들을 대상으로 일반적인 영양지식과 더불어 영양표시를 활용한 식품 선택 방법에 대한 소비자 교육을 실시하면 영양표시 활용 태도와 행동을 증가시키고 이러한 행동이 그들의 식생활에 직접적으로 반영되어 건강한 식생활을 영위하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1401-1407
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• 2003

유전자재조합식품에 대해 듣거나 알고있는 인지도는 83.7%로 한국소비자보호원이 1999년 3월중 서울시내 20세 이상 성인남녀 526명을 대상으로 선행 조사한 결과(73.4%)에 비해 더 높게 나타났으며 2001년 국제식품정보위원회가 조사한 미국 74%, 호주 83%의 국외 인지도 조사결과와 비교해서도 비슷하거나 더 높은 수치를 보였다. GM 농산물의 개발이익에 대해서는 59.1%의 소비자가 식량증산 및 기아해결에 도움을 줄 것이라고 생각하면서도, GM 식품의 안전성에 대해서는 71.6%의 소비자가 강한 의구심을 나타내고 있었으며, 특히 식품독성(52.2%), 환경에 대한 위해 가능성(40.7%)에 대한 우려가 그 대부분을 차지하였다. 이러 한 이유로 GMO로 표시되어 판매되는 식품에 대해 33.2%의 소비자가 구매거부 의사를 나타낸 반면, 7.4%의 소비자만이 구매의사를 보였다. 하지만 정보부재 등을 이유로 주변의 추이에 따라 판단을 유보하겠다는 소비자도 약 28.0%에 달하는 것으로 나타났다. GM 식품에 대한 정보원으로서는 시민단체 (44.9%), 언론매체 (19.,3%)의 순서로 높은 신뢰를 보였으나 담당 정부기관인 농림부나 식품의약품안전청의 정보는 상당히 신뢰하지 않는 것(9.6 %)으로 답변함으로써 관련부처의 노력과 분발이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 유전자재조합식품 표시의 필요성에 대한 질문에서는 99.6%의 응답자가 표시를 찬성하는 것으로 나타났으나 2001년부터 실시되고 있는 ‘유전자재조합식품 표시제도’ 인지도에 있어서는 61.7%의 응답자가 잘 모른다고 상반되게 답변함으로써 관련부처 의 홍보가 부족하였다는 사실을 간접적으로 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 표시 제도의 개선방향에 대해서는 표시문구를 보다 알아보기 쉽게 표시(45.2%), 허위표시 여부에 대한 감시와 정보제공의 강화(24.6%), 제도시행에 대한 홍보강화(16.5%)의 순서로 답변하였으며, 대다수의 답변자(93.1%)가 향후 표시품목의 확대를 원하는 것으로 나타나 현행 표시 제도의 재검토와 개선방향에 대한 논의가 시급하다고 판단되어졌다.