Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy
Equitable access to healthy food is a critical challenge in urban Asia. Food safety governance promotes modern supermarkets over more traditional markets, but supermarkets are associated with unequal access to food. This study investigates how retail policies driven by food safety impact the diets o...
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| author | Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O. Raneri, Jessica Evelyn Oosterveer, P. |
| author_browse | Oosterveer, P. Raneri, Jessica Evelyn Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O. |
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| description | Equitable access to healthy food is a critical challenge in urban Asia. Food safety governance promotes modern supermarkets over more traditional markets, but supermarkets are associated with unequal access to food. This study investigates how retail policies driven by food safety impact the diets of the urban poor in Hanoi, Vietnam. We do this by linking food retail infrastructures with the food shopping practices and measured dietary intake of 400 women. Our results reveal sub-optimal dietary diversity and reliance on foods sourced through traditional markets, which do not provide formal food safety guarantees. Modern channels supply formal food safety guarantees, but are mainly frequented for purchasing ultra-processed foods. The paper uncovers a conflicting duality governing food security and suggests that the public responsibility for ensuring access of the poor to nutritious and safe foods requires a more diverse retail policy approach |
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| spelling | CGSpace1034142025-11-12T05:41:22Z Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O. Raneri, Jessica Evelyn Oosterveer, P. street markets supermarkets food access food safety low income groups urbanization policies Equitable access to healthy food is a critical challenge in urban Asia. Food safety governance promotes modern supermarkets over more traditional markets, but supermarkets are associated with unequal access to food. This study investigates how retail policies driven by food safety impact the diets of the urban poor in Hanoi, Vietnam. We do this by linking food retail infrastructures with the food shopping practices and measured dietary intake of 400 women. Our results reveal sub-optimal dietary diversity and reliance on foods sourced through traditional markets, which do not provide formal food safety guarantees. Modern channels supply formal food safety guarantees, but are mainly frequented for purchasing ultra-processed foods. The paper uncovers a conflicting duality governing food security and suggests that the public responsibility for ensuring access of the poor to nutritious and safe foods requires a more diverse retail policy approach 2019-10 2019-08-27T12:42:38Z 2019-08-27T12:42:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103414 en Open Access application/pdf SAGE Publications Wertheim-Heck, S.; Raneri, J.E.; Oosterveer, P. (2019) Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy. Environment and Urbanization, 31(2) p. 397-420. ISSN: 0956-2478. |
| spellingShingle | street markets supermarkets food access food safety low income groups urbanization policies Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O. Raneri, Jessica Evelyn Oosterveer, P. Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| title | Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| title_full | Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| title_fullStr | Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| title_short | Food safety and nutrition for low-income urbanites: exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| title_sort | food safety and nutrition for low income urbanites exploring a social justice dilemma in consumption policy |
| topic | street markets supermarkets food access food safety low income groups urbanization policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103414 |
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