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Consumer concerns about food safety in Australia and Japan

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Title:

Consumer concerns about food safety in Australia and Japan

Author(s):

Dominic Smith, Paul Riethmuller

Journal:

International Journal of Social Economics

Year:

1999

Volume:

26

Issue:

6

Page:

724 - 742


ISSN:

0306-8293


DOI:

10.1108/03068299910227237

Publisher:

MCB UP Ltd

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Abstract:

Food safety, always an important issue, has recently gained a higher profile following a number of highly publicised incidents in Australia and overseas. Consumers in Australia and Japan were surveyed to obtain information on a range of issues including food safety. This paper presents the findings of this survey and shows that Japanese consumers tended to score lower on the measure of confidence in food safety, suggesting that they are less confident about the safety of the food they consume than Australian consumers. Other demographic factors that have a significant impact on consumer confidence in both countries are identified.

Keywords:

Australia, Consumer attitudes, Economics, Food, Japan, Safety, Sociology


Article Type:

Research paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/03068299910227237

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