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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| author | Hoffmann, Vivian Kariuki, Sarah Murphy, Mike Ndisio, Boaz Ochenje, Ibrahim Okoth, Sheila |
| author_browse | Hoffmann, Vivian Kariuki, Sarah Murphy, Mike Ndisio, Boaz Ochenje, Ibrahim Okoth, Sheila |
| author_facet | Hoffmann, Vivian Kariuki, Sarah Murphy, Mike Ndisio, Boaz Ochenje, Ibrahim Okoth, Sheila |
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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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of information on demand for safe food |
| title_short | Impact of information on demand for safe food |
| title_sort | impact of information on demand for safe food |
| topic | aflatoxins food safety information maize corn flour policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129791 |
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