Consumer perceptions of food safety risk: Evidence from a segmentation study in Albania

Zhllima, Edvin; Imami, Drini; Canavari, Maurizio

doi:10.1016/s2095-3119(14)60997-7

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“…In Model 1 (the baseline model) we entered all L1 and L2 control variables (see Table 2), and most of the signs are consistent with the results of prior studies of China and other countries (Lee et al 2012;Liu et al 2013;Parra et al 2014;Zhllima et al 2015). The results suggest that residents with access to greater media exposure are more concerned about food risk.…”

Section: Quantitative Analytic Results From Multilevel Model Estimatessupporting

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Missing links between regulatory resources and risk concerns: Evidence from the case of food safety in China

Liu

2017

Regulation & Governance

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Do resources available to regulatory agencies matter for public perceptions of social risks? In this paper we use the case of food safety in China to empirically examine the relationship between regulatory resources and risk concerns. The multilevel model estimates suggest that neither regulatory revenue nor personnel is significantly related to public concerns over food safety. There is also no significant interaction effect between regulatory resources and food scandals. Despite the fact that sufficient fiscal revenue and manpower are the prerequisites of effective food safety regulation, they do not elicit more favorable public perceptions. These are the two missing links leading to the insignificant effect of regulatory resource inputs. First, ineffective distribution and deployment of resources and the lack of external participation retard the growth of regulatory capacity. Second, underinvestment in risk communication and the amplification effect of risks undermine regulatory legitimacy. We discuss the theoretical and policy implications of the results, and conclude with research limitations and suggestions for future research.

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Section: Quantitative Analytic Results From Multilevel Model Estimatessupporting

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Missing links between regulatory resources and risk concerns: Evidence from the case of food safety in China

Liu

2017

Regulation & Governance

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“…Determining the optimum number of clusters is determined by the researcher's subjective judgment in the classical segmentation approach based on HCA. In the case of KMCA, instead, it is basically an arbitrary choice and many researchers actually use KMCA following a preliminary analysis based on HCA, which is typically based on Ward's method (Ward 1963), for the purpose of guessing the number of clusters and defining the initial cluster centres from where the k-means clustering algorithm should start the computation process [62] (p. 1145). Validity is assessed based on a combination of two measures: 1) cohesion that is the proximity among members of the same cluster (the higher, the better); and, 2) separation that is the proximity among members or centroids of different clusters (the lower, the better) [62] (p. 1146).…”

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Motivations and Actions to Prevent Food Waste among Young Italian Consumers

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Food waste is a relevant global problem due to its consequences on food security, economy, and environmental sustainability. This study focuses, in detail, on finding the main motivation for food waste among the young and the principal actions to prevent it. The paper focuses on Italian reality, since Western countries are partly accountable for wasting large amounts of food. What is more, the focus has been shifted specifically on to the youths and young adults, as they are the portion of the population that are most inclined to waste food. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey performed on a sample of n = 904 Italian consumers. In line with previous research, the results of this study confirm that avoidable food waste comes from three main behavioural antecedents: over preparation, excessive purchase, and inappropriate conservation. The research shows that food waste cannot be reduced by just one-way from the consumers; rather, it goes both ways, between consumers and retailers. Therefore, only holding the consumers accountable and expecting them to solve it will not solve the problem of food waste; marketing and retailers should also consider ethics when it comes to food distribution.

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“…Previous research on consumer perceptions and preferences for meat in Kosovo (Bytyqi et al, 2012) and Albania (a neighbouring country where meat market is similar to Kosovo) (Imami et al, 2011;Zhllima et al, 2015) has focused on (perceived) meat safety and quality, which are undoubtedly among the main issues that concern consumers when purchasing meat products. Therefore, we also included food safety issues in our survey.…”

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Attitudes and preferences of Kosovar consumers towards quality and origin of meat

Wongprawmas¹,

Canavari²,

Imami³

et al. 2018

Stud. Agr. Econ.

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Attitudes and preferences of Kosovar consumers towards quality and origin of meat Quality and safety are important attributes for consumers in developed and transitional countries such as Kosovo. This study aims to examine Kosovar consumers' characteristics, attitude and preferences towards meat as well as to provide meat consumer profiling using a descriptive analysis together with the Food-Related Lifestyle approach. We drew a sample of 300 Kosovar consumers by means of intercept sampling in Prishtina, Prizren and Gjilan. Results suggest that Kosovar consumers perceive country of origin (COO), especially domestic origin, as an indicator of quality and safety for meat. Two consumer profiles were identified through segmentation analysis: conservative and innovative food consumers. The innovative food consumer is the most interesting target segment for Kosovar meat. There is potentially a market for meat products bearing food safety and origin labels. Therefore, private operators could consider the use of safety certification labels to signal to consumers that their products are safer than common products. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of our findings for businesses and policy makers regarding domestic meat promotion strategies.

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Consumer perceptions of food safety risk: Evidence from a segmentation study in Albania

Cited by 34 publications

References 32 publications

Missing links between regulatory resources and risk concerns: Evidence from the case of food safety in China

Missing links between regulatory resources and risk concerns: Evidence from the case of food safety in China

Motivations and Actions to Prevent Food Waste among Young Italian Consumers

Attitudes and preferences of Kosovar consumers towards quality and origin of meat

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