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Risk perception and risk communication about food safety issues
Author(s) -
Frewer Lynn
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1046/j.1467-3010.2000.00015.x
Subject(s) - risk perception , risk communication , perception , food safety , environmental health , business , process (computing) , risk assessment , risk analysis (engineering) , marketing , psychology , medicine , computer security , computer science , pathology , neuroscience , operating system
Summary The increasing public concern about risks associated with food, and ever more complex information about appropriate nutrition, both indicate how necessary it is to communicate effectively to consumers about risk. This paper discusses the different psychological factors that influence public perceptions of risk, and how individuals between and within different countries and groups respond to, and process, information about food and nutrition.