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Trends of Perception and Information Needs on Food Additives of Children and Parents by Analyzing the Safety Assessment Reports of Food Additives in 2008~2013

어린이와 학부모의 식품첨가물에 대한 인식 및 정보요구도 추이 분석: 2008~2013 식품첨가물 섭취 안전성 평가 연구 결과를 중심으로

  • Kim, Suna (Food and Nutrition in Home Economics, College of Natural Sciences, Korea National Open University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Sun (Food and Nutrition in Home Economics, College of Natural Sciences, Korea National Open University) ;
  • Ko, Joung-Mi (Department of Elementary Science & Technology Education for Life, Graduate School of Education, Seoul National University of Education) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Weon (Department of Science & Technology Education for Life, Seoul National University of Education)
  • 김선아 (한국방송통신대학교 가정학과 식품영양전공) ;
  • 김지선 (한국방송통신대학교 가정학과 식품영양전공) ;
  • 고정미 (서울교육대학교 교육대학원 초등생활과학교육전공) ;
  • 김정원 (서울교육대학교 생활과학교육과)
  • Received : 2014.02.04
  • Accepted : 2014.04.25
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

This study was performed in order to grasp the trends of elementary school children and their parents on their purchasing behavior of processed foods, awareness of food additives and its education experience by analyzing the safety assessment reports of food additives in 2008~2013. The most important factor in purchasing processed foods was safety in both groups followed by nutrition in parents and taste in children, respectively. While purchasing foods, the first item that is checked has been shifted from food additives to the origin of the products. Parents still perceived food additives as the most hazardous factor for food safety; however, recently, children began to regard microbial contaminants as being most hazardous, which is regarded as a desirable educational effect. The most concerned food additives were preservatives, synthetic seasoning and colorants in both groups. However, the awareness level on food additives still remained low as 3.0~3.1/5.0 for parents and 2.4~2.9/5.0 for children. Educational experience on food additives increased in children from 12% in 2008 to 25% in 2013; however, it decreased in parents from 23% in 2008 to 15% in 2013. Information needs for food additives by education and promotion were very high both in parents (4.2~4.5) and children (3.8~4.1). Both groups had an interest in the safety, legal standards of food additives, and foods with food additives, in order. The most reliable resource institutions on food additives were university/research institute and hospital for parents, but, hospital and government for children. The preferred media on food additives were TV and the internet for parents, and school newsletter and TV for children. Overall, the above results demonstrated that the perceptions on food additives did not change much with parents during the last 6 years; however, children's perceptions began to show improvement with the increase of educational experience. Hence, the government needs to make efforts to increase the trust level of consumers by developing educational tools and providing educational experiences including mass media for the promotion of risk communication on food additives.

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