Food safety in China from North American and European perspectives

IF 1.8 Q2 GEOGRAPHY Asian Geographer Pub Date : 2018-09-25 DOI:10.1080/10225706.2018.1527237

H. Lee, Margherita Boccalatte

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ABSTRACT Food safety crises have constituted a persistent challenge for the Chinese government and people. Because of international trade, consumers’ concern regarding the safety of food products imported from China is increasing in many countries. Yet, no systematic investigation has examined the perception of Western respondents regarding the safety of food imports coming from China. This study, based on an online survey (n = 289) between April and May 2017, is an initial attempt to investigate the perception of consumers in Europe and North America regarding different food safety issues and regulations in the People’s Republic of China and their attitudes towards food products imported from China. Our results show that socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and the influence of different types of media were not related to the perceptions and attitudes towards food safety. But, we found a strong relationship between the perception of the food safety regulations in China and the personal consumption of food products imported from China. In addition, a positive relationship was discovered between having been to China and the purchase of food products imported from China. Our findings suggest that investments in the promotion of the knowledge of food safety regulations implementation in China would lead to an increase in the export of food products. Also, the positive relationship between having been to China and the purchase of food products imported from China should be further investigated to consider the implications for tourism and food trade in China.

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从北美和欧洲的视角看中国的食品安全

摘要食品安全危机一直是中国政府和人民面临的挑战。由于国际贸易的关系，许多国家的消费者对从中国进口的食品的安全性越来越担忧。然而，没有系统的调查来检验西方受访者对从中国进口食品安全的看法。这项研究基于一项在线调查（n = 289），旨在调查欧洲和北美消费者对中华人民共和国不同食品安全问题和法规的看法，以及他们对从中国进口的食品的态度。我们的研究结果表明，社会经济和人口统计特征以及不同类型媒体的影响与对食品安全的看法和态度无关。但是，我们发现中国对食品安全法规的认知与个人对从中国进口的食品的消费之间存在着密切的关系。此外，还发现去过中国与购买从中国进口的食品之间存在积极关系。我们的研究结果表明，在中国投资推广食品安全法规实施知识将导致食品出口的增加。此外，应进一步调查去过中国与购买从中国进口的食品之间的积极关系，以考虑对中国旅游和食品贸易的影响。

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