Attitude and Practices towards Food Safety in Domestic Consumption: A Case Study from India

Chakrabarti, A. (2012) Attitude and Practices towards Food Safety in Domestic Consumption: A Case Study from India. Journal of International Development. pp. 1-18.

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Abstract

Ability to ensure ‘safe food’ for its populace is a key issue for developing countries from the public health perspectives. In recent years, there has seen some efforts towards generation of ‘consumer awareness’ through actions by non-governmental organizations and other research institutions. Using a primary survey data from India, this paper examines the link between consumer awareness and household and village level characteristics. We show that number of years of education of the household members, wealth status of the household along with village level infrastructural facility play a role in raising consumer awareness about food adulteration in domestic market.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: consumer awareness;food safety standards;food adulteration;India
Author Affiliation: Anindita Chakrabarti, Madras School of Economics, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kottur, Chennai 600025, India
Subjects: Social Sciences
Postharvest Management
Statistics and Experimentation > Statistial Methods
Divisions: UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User: Mr. SanatKumar Behera
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2012 07:55
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2012 07:57
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.2878
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7714

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