Social Media and Food Safety Risk Communication

Food Safety ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 277-292
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Food Safety Risk

A Systematic Review of the Use of Social Media for Food Safety Risk Communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
pp. 1537-1549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie N. Overbey ◽  
Lee-Ann Jaykus ◽  
Benjamin J. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Food Safety Risk

ABSTRACT This article covers the current published literature related to the use of social media in food safety and infectious disease communication. The aim was to analyze literature recommendations and draw conclusions about how best to utilize social media for food safety risk communication going forward. A systematic literature review was conducted, and 24 articles were included for analysis. The inclusion criteria were (i) original peer-reviewed articles and (ii) primary focus on communication through social media about food safety and/or infectious diseases. Studies were coded for themes about social media applications, benefits, limitations, and best practices. Trust and personal beliefs were important drivers of social media use. The wide reach, immediacy, and information gathering capacities of social media were frequently cited benefits. Suggestions for social media best practices were inconsistent among studies, and study designs were highly variable. More evidence-based suggestions are needed to better establish guidelines for social media use in food safety and infectious disease risk communication. The information gleaned from this review can be used to create effective messages for shaping food safety behaviors.

scholarly journals Emotion and Virality of Food Safety Risk Communication Messages on Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojing (Romy) Wang ◽  
Xiaoli Nan ◽  
Samantha J Stanley ◽  
Yuan Wang ◽  
Leah Waks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Food Safety Risk

scholarly journals Consumers’ Food Safety Risk Communication on Social Media Following the Suan Tang Zi Accident: An Extended Protection Motivation Theory Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8080
Author(s):  
Ying Zhu ◽  
Xiaowei Wen ◽  
May Chu ◽  
Gongliang Zhang ◽  
Xuefan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Protection Motivation Theory ◽  
Protection Motivation ◽  
Motivation Theory ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Food Safety Risk

There are many hidden safety hazards in homemade food due to an absence of food preparation and storage knowledge, and this has led to many food safety incidents. The purpose of this study was to explore the influencing factors of consumers’ food risk communication behavior on social media in northeast China, using the protection motivation theory. We integrate the Suan Tang Zi food poisoning accident and the protection motivation theory to develop a conceptual model to predict food safety risk communication on social media. We conducted a questionnaire which adapted measures from the existing Likert scales. A total of 789 respondents from northeast China participated in this study. We tested our hypotheses using a structural equation model. Results show that perceived severity, perceived vulnerability and self-efficacy have a significant influence on consumer protection motivation. Response efficacies have a positive impact on consumer protection motivation, but response barriers have a negative impact on consumer protection motivation. Additionally, information need and protection motivation of consumers have a significant impact on food safety risk communication on social media. Overall, the protection motivation theory accounted for 71% of the variance in food safety risk communication on social media. Practical implications and suggestions are proposed for the related stakeholders, as well as consumers, to encourage the public to participate in the food risk communication in this study. The research findings presented the social media as a kind of food risk communication channel contributes to consumers acquire accurate information on food quickly, in turn, reduce the probability of food poisoning in daily life. Protection motivation theory may provide some insights into how we can increase the rate of food safety risk communication on social media.

scholarly journals Two-way Food Safety Risk Communication by Dietetic Professionals in Loca Public Agencies

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayaka Takeda ◽  
Rie Akamatsu ◽  
Hisako Tanaka ◽  
Itsuko Horiguchi ◽  
Marika Nomura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Food Safety Risk

scholarly journals Food Safety Risk Communication between the Food Regulator and Consumer in China: An Evolutionary Game Perspective

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Ying Zhu ◽  
May Chu ◽  
Xiaowei Wen ◽  
Yiqin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Equilibrium Points ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Safety Risk

Food safety risk communication has attracted widespread attention in China. The government is the leader in food risk communication. It has even more impact on consumers’ willingness to communicate food risk. Thus, this paper constructs a risk communication game model composed of the central government, local government, and consumers under food safety regulatory agencies in China. Based on the evolutionary game theory, we achieved the evolutionary stable equilibrium points under complying different constraint conditions by solving the replicator dynamic equations of parties in the dynamic system. In the end, some numerical examples have been displayed to simulate the agents’ choices. The results show that penalty cost, governance intensity, communication cost, and reputation of the government have an essential impact on consumers’ enthusiasm for food safety risk communication decision-making behavior. Furthermore, the choice of food safety risk communication strategies is performed with a dynamic process, which is constantly adjusted and optimized. The evolutionary game system can converge on an ideal state under certain conditions. Moreover, this study proposes suggestions and measures conducive to the tripartite game, which can offer valuable guidance on food risk communication practice and improve government efficiency in China. This research can provide the evolutionary mechanism and broaden our understanding of the relationship between food safety risk governance and food risk communication strategies.

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