Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption

The linear approximation of an almost ideal demand system model was used to measure the impacts of prices, expenditures, and consumer food safety concerns on the consumption of 14 major fresh produce categories in the United States for the period 1970-92. The changes in fresh produce consumption due...

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Main Authors: Shida Rastegari Henneberry, Kullapapruk Piewthongngam, Han Qiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 1999-07-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30865
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author Shida Rastegari Henneberry
Kullapapruk Piewthongngam
Han Qiang
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description The linear approximation of an almost ideal demand system model was used to measure the impacts of prices, expenditures, and consumer food safety concerns on the consumption of 14 major fresh produce categories in the United States for the period 1970-92. The changes in fresh produce consumption due to food safety concerns was calculated. The results indicate that risk information has not had a significant impact on the consumption of most of the fresh produce items studied.
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spelling doaj.art-75883b8f1c494d35a35d25866363a8692022-12-22T01:28:03ZengWestern Agricultural Economics AssociationJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics1068-55022327-82851999-07-012419811310.22004/ag.econ.3086530865Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce ConsumptionShida Rastegari HenneberryKullapapruk PiewthongngamHan QiangThe linear approximation of an almost ideal demand system model was used to measure the impacts of prices, expenditures, and consumer food safety concerns on the consumption of 14 major fresh produce categories in the United States for the period 1970-92. The changes in fresh produce consumption due to food safety concerns was calculated. The results indicate that risk information has not had a significant impact on the consumption of most of the fresh produce items studied.https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30865food safety concernsfresh produce consumptionrisk information
spellingShingle Shida Rastegari Henneberry
Kullapapruk Piewthongngam
Han Qiang
Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
food safety concerns
fresh produce consumption
risk information
title Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption
title_full Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption
title_fullStr Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption
title_full_unstemmed Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption
title_short Consumer Food Safety Concerns and Fresh Produce Consumption
title_sort consumer food safety concerns and fresh produce consumption
topic food safety concerns
fresh produce consumption
risk information
url https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30865
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