Linkages among food safety risk perception, trust and information: Evidence from Hanoi consumers

Explaining Consumers’ Intention for Traceable Pork regarding Animal Disease: The Role of Food Safety Concern, Risk Perception, Trust, and Habit

“…This research found the impacts of trust in product, manufacturers, media, and retailers on risk perception significant, while not for trust in the government and farmers. This deems aligned with our understanding of the perceived negative role of the government and farmers in Vietnam and in line with mentioned studies [ 2 , 5 , 24 , 31 ]. The impacts of the extant trust constructs were supported.…”

“…Because consumers receive and evaluate food safety information from various sources, the relationship between trust and risk perception depends on the subject or information sources that consumers place their trust in [ 15 , 19 ]. In the case of the escalated food safety concerns, the media could amplify the risk perceived depending on the level of media attention [ 23 ] and the frequency of the negative information acquired [ 24 ]. Thus, this study sets out to test the relationship between trust in different actors of the food chains, the traceable product, and the media on risk perceptions regarding animal diseases.…”

“…However, the impacts of trust in different food chain actors on risk perceptions vary depending on culture and food contexts, as seen in the case of the U.S., Canada, and Japan consumers (see [ 3 ]). In the context of food safety issues repeatedly reported in Vietnam, trust in the government is weakened [ 2 , 5 , 24 ]. On the other hand, the positive evaluation of consumers on traceable products [ 5 , 12 ] suggests that consumers might also place their trusts on the large and reputable manufacturers/food-chain operators (e.g., Vissan and CP) and retailers (e.g., Coopmart, BigC, and Lotte Mart) delivering the products, whereas their negative views on the role of the government and farmers due to food safety issues were well-reported [ 2 , 5 , 24 , 26 ].…”

“…Last, most studies assume that food safety concern in developing countries is low compared to developed countries due to the fact that consumers in developing countries are less exposed to the information regarding food hazards and risks [ 29 ]. However, recent studies in Vietnam contend that consumers do care about food safety issues and even at a high level [ 5 , 24 , 30 , 31 ]. Based on the impressive number of smart phone users in Vietnam (84% of Vietnam population as of 2017), the above assumption of media underexposure is far from the reality.…”

The public perception of food and non-food related risks of infection and trust in the risk communication during COVID-19 crisis: A study on selected countries from the Arab region

“…Extensive studies on the influence of sociodemographic predictors on the risk perception presented inconsistent findings across the literature as they varied in location, conditions, and factors ( Anderson et al, 2011 ; Dosman et al, 2001 ; Ha et al, 2020 , 2019 ; Hull-Jackson & Adesiyun, 2018 ; Mcintosh et al, 1994 ; Tonsor et al, 2009 ). COVID-19 pandemic is an emerging public health issue, the unfamiliarity of people with the disease and the potentially frightening health effects of an unknown virus can increase risk perception irrespective of education, age, or work.…”