A Study on Consumer Awareness Towards Food Adulteration of Selected Food Products

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-102
Author(s):  
Dr.S.M.Yamuna Dr.S.M.Yamuna ◽  
◽  
K.Meenachi K.Meenachi ◽  
S.Tharangini S.Tharangini
Keyword(s):  
Food Products ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Food Adulteration

scholarly journals Consumer Awareness of the Regional Food Market: The Case of Eastern European Border Regions

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Soroka ◽  
Julia Wojciechowska-Solis
Keyword(s):  
Function Analysis ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Behavioral Intent ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
Food Market ◽  
The Media

The aim of this paper is to determine the awareness measures of consumers from Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine towards regional food products, including consumer knowledge on regional products available in the media and their availability on the food market. The effort was made to compare consumers’ opinions on the reasons for purchasing regional food and ways of distinguishing it from conventional products, as well as on the availability of regional products. Consumer awareness—that is, making informed choices based on the knowledge we have—is a measure of attitudes and cognition, and sometimes can be directed towards the brand, which is the product’s regional designation. Therefore, it is necessary to comment that attitudes towards regionality can generate a behavioral intent. A diagnostic survey with an author’s questionnaire was used in the study, which helped to survey 1128 respondents from Eastern Poland—that is, from the Podlaskie, Lublin, and Subcarpathia regions—and 1072 from Western Ukraine, including the Volyn, Lviv, and Transcarpathia regions. Discriminant function analysis was used in statistical analysis. Both residents of Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine obtained information on regional food products from their friends or family and from television (TV), internet, and regional fairs. Consumers from both countries pointed at too many possibilities of purchasing regional products; at the same time, they paid attention to a limited number of points of sale. TV and Internet have a great promotional potential to educate young consumers focused on the purchase of regional food products.

scholarly journals Do you know what you eat? Students of the Medical University of Lublin and food consumption awareness

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-263
Author(s):  
Patrycja Chylinska-Wrzos ◽  
Marta Lis-Sochocka ◽  
Ewelina Wawryk-Gawda ◽  
Kamila Bulak ◽  
Barbara Jodlowska-Jedrych
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Biomedical Knowledge ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Rural Districts ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Medical University

Abstract At the present time, consumers are paying more attention to the food items they purchase, and, hence, organic products, more and more, are a popular choice. Furthermore, there is an increased awareness of the ingredients added as fixatives and taste modifiers. Medical students are assumed to have greater health awareness, and to recognize that proper nutrition has a significant impact on the overall physical well-being. Moreover, they are thought to be aware of the chemical composition of consumed foods. The aim of our study was to truly assess the degree of consumer awareness amongst students of the Medical University of Lublin. The research study consisted of 301 students of the I and II years, the work being performed at the turn of the year 2014/2015. The research tool was an anonymous questionnaire. This contained questions regarding their degree of healthy food awareness of retailed food products. The results of this study revealed that about 44% of the respondents always or often pay attention to the composition of the food products which they buy. Indeed, the highest percentage of all respondents declared that their purchase of food products is guided by the declared (labeled) composition (48.84% of the students coming from urban settings, and 55.81% coming from rural districts). Of note, regarding products labeled organic, from both urban and rural origin, such items were chosen by approximately 50% of the respondents. Finally, only a small percentage of students (about 9% overall) stated that they avoid foods stated to contain preservatives. In summary, despite the increasing availability of healthy foods, such items are not too often chosen by UM students - Indeed, despite the large biomedical knowledge purportedly held, medical students, in particular, do not avoid foods containing preservatives.

scholarly journals Making Sense of Information Overload: Consumer Ranking of Nutritional Claims in Cereal Based Products

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gracia ◽  
Barreiro-Hurlé
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Cereal Products ◽  
Average Consumer ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Spanish Region

As a result of increased consumer awareness, demand for healthier food products is increasing day by day. Consumers seek healthier versions of food products which they relate to reduced presence of unhealthy components or increased presence of healthy ones. As a result, the food industry has not only increased the variety of products available but also uses nutritional claims to signal the presence of more substances. As an average consumer at the supermarket devotes just a few seconds to selecting each product, they are only able or willing to process that information that immediately attracts their attention or that is felt to be more important to them. This paper analyses how consumers rank different nutritional claims for two processed cereal products. Five claims were chosen to reflect the current market landscape of availability, and that relates to both “healthy” (i.e., fiber) and “unhealthy” (i.e., fat) substances. We use a direct ranking preference method with data from a survey conducted with consumers in a Spanish region in 2017. Results show that the ranking of claims differs between the two products (biscuits and pastries) and across consumers. However, consumers prefer those that show reduced presence of unhealthy substances above those that highlight the presence of healthy ones. Therefore, policy to maximize the impact of nutritional labelling should be product-specific.

scholarly journals Acrylamide in food products – eating habits and consumer awareness among Medical School students

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kowalska ◽  
Anna Żbikowska ◽  
Sylwia Onacik-Gür ◽  
Dorota Kowalska
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Products ◽  
School Students ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Medical School Students

scholarly journals Proposed Changes in Polish Agricultural Products Consumption Structure for 2030 Based on Data from 2008–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7536
Author(s):  
Anna Kuczuk ◽  
Katarzyna Widera
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Food Products ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Consumption Structure ◽  
Available Energy ◽  
Central Statistical

The type of acquired food products is a derivative of various factors which depend both on economic aspects and consumer awareness. The purpose of this article is to present possible scenarios of changes in Polish agricultural products consumption structure in 2030 which may be due to increased consumer awareness and a transition to a more sustainable consumption. Suggested scenarios took into account both the supply side of Polish agricultural consumer products and the demand for such products. This study is based on data retrieved from FAOSTAT and Poland’s Central Statistical Office. We demonstrated that domestic agricultural production is capable of supplying Poland’s population with a sufficient amount of high-energy food products and proteins. Moreover, suggested scenarios anticipating reduced consumption of selected types of meat and cereals should not cause energy or protein deficiency. Total available energy (kcal/cap/day) in a scenario with reduced intake of selected animal and plant products (+/−75% scenario) could be 4141 while maintaining a balanced proportion of energy derived from protein (14.5%), animal proteins (48%) and an increase in the share of energy from plant production.

scholarly journals Consumer Awareness and Usage of Nutrition Information in Botswana

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godfrey Themba ◽  
Joyce Tanjo
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Nutrition Information ◽  
Consumer Awareness ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Food Purchases ◽  
Information Awareness ◽  
First Time

Nutrition information enables consumers to make informed decisions when purchasing and consuming food products. Despite this, the issue of consumer awareness and usage of nutrition information has attracted little research attention in developing countries. This study presents findings of an empirical investigation of nutrition information awareness and usage in Botswana. The study is descriptive and data was collected using a structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 150 consumers in Gaborone, the Capital City of Botswana. A mall-intercept technique was used in the selection of the respondents. The main findings of the study indicate that the level of awareness of nutrition information among the sampled consumers is relatively high, and that the majority of them use nutrition information to inform food purchases. The study further finds that whereas nutrition information awareness does not significantly differ across the demographic segments, usage differs. Lack of knowledge and interest are the main factors that prevent consumers from using nutrition information. Nutrition information is mostly used when comparing products or when buying food products for the first time. These findings highlight the need to improve nutrition education in Botswana. The findings also suggest that food producers in Botswana need to use nutrition information to differentiate their products from competitors’. Similarly, the findings highlight the need for the food industry in Botswana to establish more effective nutrition information labeling standards. However, these findings need to be interpreted with caution as they are based on consumers’ self-report of nutrition information use, which is highly subjective.

The Extent Consumer Awareness On Food Adulteration Influencing The Buying Behaviour Of Consumers With Special Reference To Chennai City

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
S.Samuel Thangaraj ◽  
Dr. L. Cesis Dastan
Keyword(s):  
Food Contamination ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Food Adulteration ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
Chennai City

Food is a most needed to live a healthy life. Food products give us with needed nutrition and play an important role to maintain good health which also prevents us from serious health issues. But, recent times the main cause for a diseases is food, because some of the foods are highly adulterated by producers to earn more gain. The core objective of this research paper is to know the awareness on food adulteration among customers, and to verify the customers’ preference for buying of food products. Primary and secondary data has been collected to justify the objective of the research paper and with the analysis like chi-square test, mean score and simple percentage method. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data. 50 respondents were collected through a structured questionnaire. The main finding of the research is that more number of the literate customers also had lacked in knowledge about food adulteration and customers are adopting poor buying practices which are a root cause for rise in food adulteration and food contamination.

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