Impact of information on demand for safe food

Problems caused by eating unsafe food are a major health issue in many countries. Contamination by bacteria or toxins can cause these health risks, particularly for young children whose bodies are still developing. It can be difficult to know which foods are risky because you usually cannot tell by...

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Main Authors: Hoffmann, Vivian, Kariuki, Sarah, Murphy, Mike, Ndisio, Boaz, Ochenje, Ibrahim, Okoth, Sheila
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129791
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author Hoffmann, Vivian
Kariuki, Sarah
Murphy, Mike
Ndisio, Boaz
Ochenje, Ibrahim
Okoth, Sheila
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Kariuki, Sarah
Murphy, Mike
Ndisio, Boaz
Ochenje, Ibrahim
Okoth, Sheila
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Murphy, Mike
Ndisio, Boaz
Ochenje, Ibrahim
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description Problems caused by eating unsafe food are a major health issue in many countries. Contamination by bacteria or toxins can cause these health risks, particularly for young children whose bodies are still developing. It can be difficult to know which foods are risky because you usually cannot tell by looking if food is contaminated. The goal of this research was to see whether giving consumers in Kenya information about one of these contamination risks would make them choose to purchase different products.
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spelling CGSpace1297912025-11-06T13:01:11Z Impact of information on demand for safe food Hoffmann, Vivian Kariuki, Sarah Murphy, Mike Ndisio, Boaz Ochenje, Ibrahim Okoth, Sheila aflatoxins food safety information maize corn flour policies Problems caused by eating unsafe food are a major health issue in many countries. Contamination by bacteria or toxins can cause these health risks, particularly for young children whose bodies are still developing. It can be difficult to know which foods are risky because you usually cannot tell by looking if food is contaminated. The goal of this research was to see whether giving consumers in Kenya information about one of these contamination risks would make them choose to purchase different products. 2023-03-29 2023-03-29T07:09:12Z 2023-03-29T07:09:12Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129791 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hoffmann, Vivian; Kariuki, Sarah; Murphy, Mike; Ndisio, Boaz; Ochenje, Ibrahim; and Okoth, Sheila. 2023. Impact of information on demand for safe food. Project Note March 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136638.
spellingShingle aflatoxins
food safety
information
maize
corn flour
policies
Hoffmann, Vivian
Kariuki, Sarah
Murphy, Mike
Ndisio, Boaz
Ochenje, Ibrahim
Okoth, Sheila
Impact of information on demand for safe food
title Impact of information on demand for safe food
title_full Impact of information on demand for safe food
title_fullStr Impact of information on demand for safe food
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title_short Impact of information on demand for safe food
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topic aflatoxins
food safety
information
maize
corn flour
policies
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