Evans, Jim (author) and International Federation of Agricultural Journalists.
Format:
Article
Publication Date:
2006-11
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: C25098
Notes:
3 pages., Third in a special series of professional development features for IFAJ members regarding crisis communicating. Produced through a partnership of IFAJ and the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, University of Illinois.
20 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, This article centered on the representation of food additives as a matter of key importance to the public's conceptualization of them. Findings from a systematic qualitative study of the magazines of two Belgian consumer organizations revealed that additives were seen as providing no benefits to consumers, for they could be used to reduce the quality of both the ingredients and the production process. They were perceived as a means of deceiving the public, with portrayal of consumers as powerless in the struggle for control over the types and amounts of additives they ingested. In turn, the limitations were seen as a failure of government and scientific institutions to provide the necessary protection.
