Food safety standards remain a major concern for consumers, especially in developing and emerging economies, due to gaps in the capacities of food safety enforcement institutions and limited investments from private sector actors. This study analyzes consumer behavior and food safety-related lifestyles in Kosovo, a post-communist emerging economy. Consumer groups were identified according to their food- related lifestyle using the classical 2-stage segmentation approach of factor analysis as well as cluster analysis. The study findings indicate that almost 2/3 of the surveyed consumers are fairly or very concerned about food safety. The results reveal that highly educated female consumers are more concerned about personal health risks, food safety-related content, and related diseases. This study provides interesting insights for food safety policymakers as well as the agroindustry on how to promote food safety consumer awareness effectively with targeted communication strategies.

Miftari, I., Imami, D., Ahmadi Kaliji, S., Canavari, M., Gjokaj, E. (2024). Analyzing consumer perceptions about food safety by applying the food-related lifestyle approach. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SAFETY, 13, 1-20 [10.4081/ijfs.2024.11315].

Analyzing consumer perceptions about food safety by applying the food-related lifestyle approach

Imami, Drini;Ahmadi Kaliji, Sina
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Canavari, Maurizio;
2024

Abstract

Food safety standards remain a major concern for consumers, especially in developing and emerging economies, due to gaps in the capacities of food safety enforcement institutions and limited investments from private sector actors. This study analyzes consumer behavior and food safety-related lifestyles in Kosovo, a post-communist emerging economy. Consumer groups were identified according to their food- related lifestyle using the classical 2-stage segmentation approach of factor analysis as well as cluster analysis. The study findings indicate that almost 2/3 of the surveyed consumers are fairly or very concerned about food safety. The results reveal that highly educated female consumers are more concerned about personal health risks, food safety-related content, and related diseases. This study provides interesting insights for food safety policymakers as well as the agroindustry on how to promote food safety consumer awareness effectively with targeted communication strategies.
2024
Miftari, I., Imami, D., Ahmadi Kaliji, S., Canavari, M., Gjokaj, E. (2024). Analyzing consumer perceptions about food safety by applying the food-related lifestyle approach. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SAFETY, 13, 1-20 [10.4081/ijfs.2024.11315].
Miftari, Iliriana ; Imami, Drini ; Ahmadi Kaliji, Sina ; Canavari, Maurizio ; Gjokaj, Ekrem
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