Concerns about unwholesome packaged food in Ghana: the case of Mampong municipality

Isaac Abunyuwah, R. Awuah
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Concerns about the flow of low quality and unwholesome packaged products into the Ghanaian food markets have triggered national discourse on effectiveness of food safety measures. Given the huge task involved and the complexity of the food distribution system, government and other stakeholders have increased their awareness campaigns through the mainstream media urging consumers to be vigilant. The study applies logistic model to analyse the demographic and socio-economic factors that explain consumers’ levels of concerns about quality standards of packaged foods following the nationwide campaigns to draw implications on depth of awareness outreach of such campaigns. Levels of education, place of residence, access to food safety information and income levels statistically explain consumers concerns about food safety standards. This indicates that the poor and more deprived consumers are the most likely to suffer from unwholesome foods. These results imply that mainstream media campaigns are less effective in depth of outreach.
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对加纳不健康包装食品的关注:曼蓬市的案例
对低质量和不卫生的包装产品流入加纳食品市场的担忧引发了关于食品安全措施有效性的全国性讨论。鉴于涉及的任务巨大,以及食品分配系统的复杂性,政府和其他利益相关者通过主流媒体加强了宣传活动,敦促消费者保持警惕。该研究应用logistic模型分析了在全国范围内开展的运动后,消费者对包装食品质量标准的关注程度的人口和社会经济因素,以得出对此类运动的意识推广深度的影响。受教育程度、居住地、获取食品安全信息的途径和收入水平在统计上解释了消费者对食品安全标准的关注。这表明穷人和更贫困的消费者最有可能遭受不健康食品的危害。这些结果表明,主流媒体的宣传活动在深度推广方面效果较差。
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