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2. Consumer perceptions of best practice in food risk communication and management: implications for risk analysis policy
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cope, S. (author), Frewer, L.J. (author), Houghton, J. (author), Rowe, G. (author), Fischer, A.R.H. (author), and De Jonge, J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2010-08
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10338
- Journal Title:
- Food Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 35(4) : 349-357
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Via online journal., As a consequence of recent food safety incidents, consumer trust in European food safety management has diminished. A risk governance framework that formally institutes stakeholder (including consumer) consultation and dialogue through a transparent and accountable process has been proposed, with due emphasis on risk communication. This paper delivers actionable policy recommendations based on consumer preferences for different approaches to food risk management. These results suggest that risk communication should be informed by knowledge of consumer risk perceptions and information needs, including individual differences in consumer preferences and requirements, and differences in these relating to socio-historical context associated with regulation. In addition, information about what is being done to identify, prevent and manage food risks needs to be communicated to consumers, together with consistent messages regarding preventative programs, enforcement systems, and scientific uncertainty and variability associated with risk assessments. Cross-cultural differences in consumer perception and information preferences suggest a national or regional strategy for food risk communication may be more effective than one applied at a pan-European level.
3. Development of strategies for effective communication of food risks and benefits across Europe: Design and conceptual framework of the FoodRisC project
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Barnett, Julie (author), McConnon, Aine (author), Kennedy, Jean (author), Raats, Monique (author), Shepherd, Richard (author), Verbeke, Wim (author), Fletcher, Jon (author), Kuttschreuter, Margôt (author), Lima, Luisa (author), Wills, Josephine (author), and Wall, Patrick (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- BioMed Central
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10910
- Journal Title:
- BMC Public Health
- Journal Title Details:
- 308
- Notes:
- 9 pages., via online journal., European consumers are faced with a myriad of food related risk and benefit information and it is regularly left up to the consumer to interpret these, often conflicting, pieces of information as a coherent message. This conflict is especially apparent in times of food crises and can have major public health implications. Scientific results and risk assessments cannot always be easily communicated into simple guidelines and advice that non-scientists like the public or the media can easily understand especially when there is conflicting, uncertain or complex information about a particular food or aspects thereof. The need for improved strategies and tools for communication about food risks and benefits is therefore paramount. The FoodRisC project ("Food Risk Communication - Perceptions and communication of food risks/benefits across Europe: development of effective communication strategies") aims to address this issue. The FoodRisC project will examine consumer perceptions and investigate how people acquire and use information in food domains in order to develop targeted strategies for food communication across Europe.
4. Food allergy risk communication in restaurants
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wen, Han (author) and Junehee, Kwon (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07569
- Journal Title:
- Food Production Trends
- Journal Title Details:
- 36 (5): 372-383
5. Pesticide residues in food: attitudes, beliefs, and misconceptions among conventional and organic consumers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Koch, Severine (author), Epp, Astrid (author), Lohmann, Mark (author), and Böl, Gaby-Fleur (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-12
- Published:
- International Association for Food Protection, Des Moines, Iowa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 38 Document Number: D10699
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Food Protection
- Journal Title Details:
- 80(12): 2083-2089
- Notes:
- 7 pages., via online journal., Pesticide use and pesticide residues in foods have been the subject of controversial public discussions and media coverage in Germany. Against this background, a better understanding of public risk perceptions is needed to promote efficient public health communication. To this end, this study captures the German public's perception of pesticide residues in foods. A representative sample of the population aged 14 years and older (n = 1,004) was surveyed via computer-assisted telephone interviewing on their attitudes and knowledge with regard to pesticide residues. Based on questions regarding their typical consumer behavior, respondents were classified into conventional and organic consumers to identify differences as well as similarities between these two consumer types. As assessed with an open-ended question, both organic and conventional consumers viewed pesticides, chemicals, and toxins as the greatest threats to food quality and safety. Evaluating the risks and benefits of pesticide use, more than two-thirds of organic consumers (70%) rated the risks as greater than the benefits, compared with just over one-half of conventional consumers (53%). Concern about the detection of pesticide residues in the food chain and bodily fluids was significantly higher among organic compared with conventional consumers. Only a minority of respondents was aware that legal limits for pesticide residues (referred to as maximum residue levels) exist, with 69% of organic and 61% of conventional consumers believing that the presence of pesticide residues in foods is generally not permitted. A lack of awareness of maximum residue levels was associated with heightened levels of concern about pesticide residues. Finally, general exposure to media reporting on pesticide residues was associated with more frequent knowledge of legal limits for pesticide residues, whereas actively seeking information on pesticide residues was not. The possible mechanisms underlying these findings are discussed.
6. Use of a risk communication model to evaluate dietetics professionals’ viewpoints on genetically engineered foods and crops
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Roberts, Kathy S. (author), Boyle Struble, Marie (author), McCullum-Gomez, Christine (author), and Wilkins, Jennifer L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2006-05
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07626
- Journal Title:
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association
- Journal Title Details:
- 106 (5): 719-727