Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)

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Consumers' Awareness and Information-Seeking Behaviors Towards Food Hygiene(2): Focused on Foodborne Illness

식품위생에 대한 소비자의 인식도 및 정보요구도에 관한 연구(2): 식중독을 중심으로

  • Kim, Hyo-Chung (Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Mee-Ra (Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김효정 (인제대학교 가족 소비자학과) ;
  • 김미라 (경북대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2003.10.01
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Abstract

This study investigated the consumers' awareness and information needs towards foodborne illness. Data were collected from 504 adults in Seoul, Daegu and Busan by the self-administered questionnaire. Frequencies, $X^2$ test and regression analysis were conducted by SPSS Windows. The results of this study were as follows: (1) the consumers' concerns and information needs about foodborne illness were generally high, (2) about four-fifths of the subjects were extremely worried about foodborne illness caused by fish, (3) about two-thirds answered that the major factor of foodborne illness in cooking was unfreshed or contaminated food stuffs, (4) the respondents primarily wanted to get the information about the method to choose fresh food, and (5) the result of the regression analysis showed educational attainment and concerns about foodborne illness were the factors affecting the consumers' information needs.

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