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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Consumers’ Behaviour Towards Food Safety: A Literature Review

Authors : Magda Aguiar Fontes, Eric Giraud-Héraud, Alexandra Seabra Pinto

Published in: Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper deals with the actual expectations of consumers on food safety and their predictable behaviour in case of foodborne outbreaks. We present an overview of the purchase process for risky products and the reason why the consumer has a specific behaviour with respect to the sanitary risk. Moreover, by taking the results of different works that focused these effects in the meat and fruit and vegetables sectors, we show how the real quality signals on the European market (organic production, designation of origin, private retail labels, etc.) could promote consumer confidence.

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Metadata
Title
Consumers’ Behaviour Towards Food Safety: A Literature Review
Authors
Magda Aguiar Fontes
Eric Giraud-Héraud
Alexandra Seabra Pinto
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-15226-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-15227-1

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15227-1_6

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