Food Scares and Trust: A European Study. .作者:Mazzocchi, Mario1
m.mazzocchi@unibo.it
Lobb, Alexandra1
Traill, W. Bruce1
Cavicchi, Alessio1.
来源:Journal of Agricultural Economics; Mar2008, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p2-24, 23p, 1 Diagram, 10 Charts.
文献类型:Article.
主题语:*FOOD industry
*FOOD -- Safety measures
*FOOD handling
*RISK perception
*FOOD consumption
*CONSUMPTION (Economics).
地理术语:EUROPE.
作者提供的关键字:Chicken
consumer behaviour
food safety information
risk perception
theory of planned behaviour
trust.
NAICS/Industry Codes:311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing.
摘要:The complex interactions between the determinants of food purchase under risk are explored using the SPARTA model, based on the theory of planned behaviour, and estimated through a combination of multivariate statistical techniques. The application investigates chicken consumption choices in two scenarios: (a) a ‘standard’ purchasing situation; and (b) following a hypothetical scare. The data are from a nationally representative survey of 2,725 respondents from five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Results show that the effects and interactions of behavioural determinants vary significantly within Europe. Only in the case of a food scare do risk perceptions and trust come into play. The policy priority should be on building and maintaining trust in food and health authorities and research institutions, while food chain actors could mitigate the consequences of a food scare through public trust. No relationship is found between socio-demographic variables and consumer trust in food safety information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR].
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作者单位:1Department of Statistics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.