Consumer Education as an Important Condition
for Increasing Wild Animal Meat Consumption
in The Context of Promoting the Idea
of Sustainable Development in Poland

Mesinger, Dominika; Ocieczek, Aneta

doi:10.15244/pjoes/117760

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“…It is also necessary to explain why the authors believe that game meat should be equated not only with the concept of traditional food but also with the concept of novel food. Mesinger and Ocieczek [29] stated that traditional food is not only consumed by specific communities in specific cultural conditions. Products consumed by previous generations but gradually replaced by innovations appearing over time, which return to the market in their original form after a relatively long time as a novelty, can also be considered a traditional food.…”

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confidence: 99%

Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat in the Context of Food Neophobia and a Tendency to Look for Diversity in Food

Mesinger

Ocieczek

Kozirok

et al. 2023

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To conduct rational hunting management, a certain number of wild animals must be harvested yearly. However, some countries have a problem with managing the harvested meat. An example is Poland, where game consumption is estimated at 0.08 kg/person/year. This situation leads to environmental pollution as a result of meat exports. The level of environmental pollution depends on the type of transport and distance. However, the use of meat in the country of harvesting would generate less pollution than its export. Three constructs were used in the study, which aimed to determine whether the respondents show food neophobia, whether they are willing to seek diversity in food, and what their attitudes towards game meat are. All the scales used were previously validated. Four-hundred and fifty-three questionnaires were collected using the PAPI method. It was found that the respondents showed ambivalent attitudes towards game meat to the greatest extent (76.6%), 16.34% had positive attitudes, and 7.06% had negative attitudes. It seems essential that most of the respondents were highly inclined to look for variety in food (55.85%). Regarding food neophobia, there were 51.43% of people with medium neophobia, while also many people with a low level of neophobia—43.05%. Such results allow speculation that the respondents are open to the new food, they are looking for it, and the low level of game meat consumption is primarily due to the lack of knowledge and awareness about the value of this meat.

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Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat in the Context of Food Neophobia and a Tendency to Look for Diversity in Food

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Ocieczek

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et al. 2023

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“…The literature on the subject even states that game meat is in many respects much safer than meat from farmed animals. Therefore, apart from specific sensory characteristics, certain myths prevailing in society undoubtedly affect the reluctance to consume game meat [30,31].…”

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Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat. Development and Validation of a Scale for Identifying Attitudes toward Wild Meat

Mesinger

Ocieczek

Kozirok

2023

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Attitudes toward food are one of the most critical factors related to consumer behavior in the food market. Therefore, identifying attitudes toward a specific food product may be essential for identifying factors influencing certain behaviors regarding game. In addition, game meat is a valuable food that can increase the variety of meat and reduce the intensive breeding of slaughter animals. Therefore, a research gap was found regarding the lack of a tool for identifying attitudes toward game that would allow for the acquisition of data valid for studying conditions related to game consumption. The study aims to validate a developed scale for identifying the attitudes of young Tri-City residents toward game. To collect the database, two groups of respondents are involved in the validation procedure. This procedure includes validation of content, response process, and statistical validation. The scale is validated, and four domains are distinguished based on the PCA test. The validated scale consists of 10 statements (initially 11). The estimated Cronbach’s alpha (0.6944) indicates good scale internal consistency. The developed scale can be used to identify attitudes of young Tri-City residents toward game and search for links between these attitudes and behaviors related to game consumption.

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“…In contrast to North America, many European nations permit the commercial trade of game animal products [ 57 ]. Moreover, the consumption of regulated game meat products continues to grow throughout Europe [ 57 , 58 ]. Member states of the European Union require hunters that participate in the selling of game meat to abide by EC Regulation N.178/2002, which outlines that independent hunters are responsible for demonstrating substantial knowledge of infectious disease symptoms to accurately identify them during initial carcass inspection [ 59 ].…”

Section: Game Meat Hygienementioning

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Food Safety Considerations Related to the Consumption and Handling of Game Meat in North America

Hedman

Varga

Duquette

et al. 2020

Veterinary Sciences

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Emerging foodborne pathogens present a threat to public health. It is now recognized that several foodborne pathogens originate from wildlife as demonstrated by recent global disease outbreaks. Zoonotic spillover events are closely related to the ubiquity of parasitic, bacterial, and viral pathogens present within human and animal populations and their surrounding environment. Foodborne diseases have economic and international trade impacts, incentivizing effective wildlife disease management. In North America, there are no food safety standards for handling and consumption of free-ranging game meat. Game meat consumption continues to rise in North America; however, this growing practice could place recreational hunters and game meat consumers at increased risk of foodborne diseases. Recreational hunters should follow effective game meat food hygiene practices from harvest to storage and consumption. Here, we provide a synthesis review that evaluates the ecological and epidemiological drivers of foodborne disease risk in North American hunter populations that are associated with the harvest and consumption of terrestrial mammal game meat. We anticipate this work could serve as a foundation of preventive measures that mitigate foodborne disease transmission between free-ranging mammalian and human populations.

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Consumer Education as an Important Condition for Increasing Wild Animal Meat Consumption in The Context of Promoting the Idea of Sustainable Development in Poland

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat in the Context of Food Neophobia and a Tendency to Look for Diversity in Food

Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat in the Context of Food Neophobia and a Tendency to Look for Diversity in Food

Attitudes of Young Tri-City Residents toward Game Meat. Development and Validation of a Scale for Identifying Attitudes toward Wild Meat

Food Safety Considerations Related to the Consumption and Handling of Game Meat in North America

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