Moorhead, S. Anne (author), Coates, Vivien E. (author), Gallagher, Alison M. (author), Nolan, Geraldine (author), Murphy, Kathy (author), and Hazlett, Diane E. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
Ireland
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: D07145
12 pages., Accessed via UI subscription, Summary of the journal article., How young Polish consumers perceive the selected sources of information on foodstuffs. Also examines their comprehension, hierarchy of importance and use of labels on food products.
15 pages., Online via AgEconSearch., Results of a field experiment at a university cafeteria indicated that "provision of nutritional information by itself can have zero or low impact unless it synergizes with other instruments such as nutritional education, social norm provisions and nudges."
Online via AgEconSearch., Authors evaluated the impact of varietal awareness and nutrition knowledge on their adoption of biofortified crop varieties. Findings suggested that farmers who had knowledge of the nutritional attributes of a specific variety of beans were more likely to adopt them.
Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Australia-based university educators evaluated learner participation and perceptions in an evidence-based Massive Open Online Course(MOOC) about nutrition and provided recommendations for engaging international online lay audiences with diverse backgrounds. Findings highlighted complexities of delivering such education "in the online space crowded with food advertising and nutrition conjecture."
7 pages., Authors discuss the types, harmful effects, sources, misinterpretations, internet challenges, influences of culture and food beliefs, role of dietetics professionals, and effective approaches for disseminating diet and nutrition information to the public.
9 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of the European Union Pledge, a self-regulation initiative of leading food companies at the European level, in restricting television advertising of food and drink products high in fat, sugar or salt to children. Results indicated that effectiveness was limited by the focus on children's program and the relatively lenient nutritional criteria agreed to by signatory companies.
29 pages., Findings of a survey among consumers indicated that consumers recognize different kinds of functional foods, are willing to pay a premium for their purchase, and perceive possible health value. However, they appeared anxious about the health benefits these foods communicate in their labels.
Leak, Tashara M. (author), Benavente, Lisa (author), Goodell, L.Suzanne (author), Lassiter, Annie (author), Jones, Lorelei (author), and Bowen, Sarah (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 145 Document Number: D11562
6 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Researchers used focus groups to analyze perspectives of graduates of an Extension-based Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). "Trust emerged as a central theme, because participants expressed a need for reliable information from known, credible sources and safe places to share information." Authors concluded that social media may be effective and establishing the trustworthiness of the social media site is essential to its use among low-income participants.
7 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Through experiment methodology, authors investigated the relative influence of nutritional warnings and two marketing strategies commonly used in food labels, nutrition claims, and fruit images on consumers' healthfulness judgments. Findings documented the impact of nutritional warnings on perceived healthfulness.
20 pages., Via online from the University of Illinois website., Authors' review provided an overview of the data sources, computational methods, and applications of text data in the food industry. Applications of text data analysis were illustrated with respect to food safety and food fraud surveillance, dietary pattern characterization, consumer-opinion mining, new-product development, food knowledge discovery, food supply-chain management, and online food systems.
Online from publication. 3 pages., Executives for three global produce marketers report on the role of social media in reaching parents with children at home.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13037
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6 pages, Kefirs are fermented beverages containing yeast and bacteria produced by the fermentation of water or milk with kefir grains. Because microorganism density may influence a product's health benefits, label accuracy regarding viable bacterial density and taxonomy of fermented foods is important. In this study, the microbiota of 5 commercial kefir products were measured quantitatively using standard plating techniques and characterized using high-resolution, long-read 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. To enumerate viable lactic acid bacteria, 2 lots of each product were plated on de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe agar upon opening and following 14 d and incubated under anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Results revealed that 66% of products with a guaranteed count of colony-forming units per gram overstated microorganism density by at least 1 log, with only product E exceeding 1 × 109 cfu/g. Sequencing results demonstrated moderate product label accuracy in regard to taxonomy, yet several products contained bacterial species above the minimum detectable threshold (0.001% relative abundance) that were not included on the labels (e.g., Streptococcus salivarius, Lactobacillus paracasei). Our results demonstrate a moderate level of labeling accuracy for commercial kefir products intended for human consumption. Regulatory agencies and consumers must continue to scrutinize these products and demand a higher level of accuracy and quality.
Robert D. Stuart, Jr., president of Quaker Oats Company, testifies that over a seven-year period his company spent $15 million to advertise the nutritional value of Life cereal. "In the end, we found that this message was getting across to only 9% of consumers. Most people were eating it, not because of nutrition, but because they liked it." "It must be understood - unless we simply want to talk to ourselves - that the most nutritious product in the world does no one any good until it is consumed."
Winett, Richard A. (author), Anderson, Eileen S. (author), Bickley, Patricia C. (author), Walberg-Rankin, Janet (author), Moore, John F. (author), Leahy, Michael (author), Harris, Carl E. (author), and Gerkin, Robert E. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1997-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: C27511
Via online issue. 3 pages., Based on a piece by Dr. Elizabeth Finkel (Organic foods exposed) that won the 2007 Bell Awards' categories for best feature writer and best analytical writer.
Slater, Michael D. (author), Zimmerman, Donald E. (author), Heimendinger, Jerianne (author), Buller, David B. (author), Woodall, W. Gill (author), Waters, Emily (author), Hines, Joan M. (author), Starling, Randall (author), Hau, Barbara (author), Burris-Woodall, Patricia (author), Davis, Glenna Sue (author), Saba, Laura (author), and Cutter, Gary R. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2008-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28344
