Consumer Knowledge about Food Labeling and Fraud

• Published in: Foods Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 1095
• Main Authors: Moreira, Maria João, García-Díez, Juan, de Almeida, José M. M. M., Saraiva, Cristina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; consumer; consumer perception; Consumers; Data analysis; Descriptive labeling; Education; Food; Food composition; food confidence; food fraud; Food industry; Food labeling; Food processing; Food processing industry; Food products; Food safety; Food science; Fraud; Health care; Health risks; Knowledge; Labeling; Labels; Lifestyles; Meat; Meat products; Motivation; Perception; Perceptions; Principal components analysis; Processed foods; Public health; Questionnaires; Sociodemographics; Vegetarianism

Food fraud is a growing problem and happens in many ways including mislabelling. Since lack of consumers’ knowledge about mandatory food labeling information and different types of food fraud may impact public health, the present work assesses consumers’ knowledge about these issues. Principal compo...