Trust in Food Safety in Russia, Denmark and Norway. / Berg, L.; Kjarnes, U.; Ganskau, E.; Minina, V.; Voltchkova, L.; Halkier, B.; Holm, L.
In: European Societies, Vol. vol. 7., No. 1, 2005, p. 103-129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Trust in Food Safety in Russia, Denmark and Norway
AU - Berg, L.
AU - Kjarnes, U.
AU - Ganskau, E.
AU - Minina, V.
AU - Voltchkova, L.
AU - Halkier, B.
AU - Holm, L.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - In this paper we argue that institutional conditions should be taken into consideration when consumers trust in food safety is analysed. Our survey results demonstrate that levels of trust in food safety varies considerably across our three selected countries: Russian consumers expressing the lowest level of trust, Norwegian consumers the highest and Danish consumers expressing levels of trust in food safety which were in between. We find empirical evidence in all countries that consumers trust in food safety is related to their evaluation of how their national food control authorities perform, as well as to what extend they trust market mechanisms to secure food quality. However, while trust in food safety in the Scandinavian countries is more likely to rest on trust in public food control, trust in food safety more often depend on trust in market mechanisms in the St. Petersburg region.
AB - In this paper we argue that institutional conditions should be taken into consideration when consumers trust in food safety is analysed. Our survey results demonstrate that levels of trust in food safety varies considerably across our three selected countries: Russian consumers expressing the lowest level of trust, Norwegian consumers the highest and Danish consumers expressing levels of trust in food safety which were in between. We find empirical evidence in all countries that consumers trust in food safety is related to their evaluation of how their national food control authorities perform, as well as to what extend they trust market mechanisms to secure food quality. However, while trust in food safety in the Scandinavian countries is more likely to rest on trust in public food control, trust in food safety more often depend on trust in market mechanisms in the St. Petersburg region.
KW - Food safety
KW - trust
KW - Russia
KW - Denmark
KW - Norway
M3 - Article
VL - vol. 7.
SP - 103
EP - 129
JO - European Societies
JF - European Societies
SN - 1461-6696
IS - 1
ER -
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