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Development and Evaluation of Consumer Educational Contents on Hazard Chemicals in Food for Female College Students in Seoul

식품 중 유해물질에 대한 소비자 교육 콘텐츠 개발 및 교육효과 조사 -서울에 거주하는 여대생을 중심으로-

  • Cho, Sun-Duk (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Duksung Women's University) ;
  • Kang, Eun-Jin (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Duksung Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Meehye (Food Safety Evaluation Dept., National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Park, Sung-Kug (Food Safety Evaluation Dept., National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Paek, Ock-Jin (Food Safety Evaluation Dept., National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Kim, Gun-Hee (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Duksung Women's University)
  • 조순덕 (덕성여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 강은진 (덕성여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미혜 (식품의약품안전처 식품의약품안전평가원 식품위해평가부) ;
  • 박성국 (식품의약품안전처 식품의약품안전평가원 식품위해평가부) ;
  • 백옥진 (식품의약품안전처 식품의약품안전평가원 식품위해평가부) ;
  • 김건희 (덕성여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2013.04.08
  • Accepted : 2013.09.12
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

Domestic and overseas information with regard to harmful substances are analyzed. From the results, environmental-derived hazard chemicals, which show relatively low recognition, and hazard chemicals that occur unavoidably in food manufacturing process are selected as target harmful substances. Thus, educational leaflet contents were developed based on these substances. To find the effects of education with the above contents, this study surveyed 120 female college students living in Seoul. The purpose of the survey is to analyze the change in recognition, attitude and behavior on hazard chemicals in foods. The survey found that the recognition on harmful substance in foods increased; from 31.5~78.0% before education to 98.8% after education. It also indicates that vague anxiety in which the harmful substances may damage their health decreased by approx. 25.0%; from 77.8% before education to 52.8% after education. For the question of what they would do when government promotes to reduce harmful substances in foods, 12.3% of respondents said that they would actively follow the suggestions and 73.5% of them said that they would do their best before an education. However, 56.1% of them said that they would actively follow the suggestions after the education. It indicates that the ability to recognize harmful substances changed after the education. With regard to consumer behavior, when they knew about the harmful substances in foods, 49.6% of them said that they would select foods after investigating relevant information before the education, while 77.4% of them said that after the education; which is an increase of 27.8%. Further, 45.4% of them said that they would not purchase relevant foods before the education, while 20.9% of them said that after the education; which is a decrease of 24.5%. Therefore, it is considered that vague anxiety of consumers can be eliminated by providing persuasive information on harmful substances. To expand on the communication channel with consumers for food safety, contents development and educational promotion should be enhanced for providing food safety related information.

식품은 인간의 건강과 생존 유지를 위해 매우 중요한 역할을 하고 있으며, 건전하고 안전한 식품을 섭취하는 것은 인간의 삶에 무엇보다도 중요하다. 최근에는 기후변화 등 식품 안전과 관련한 주위 환경이 더욱 열악해지고 있는 실정이다. 정부차원에서도 다양한 방법으로 식품안전에 관한 소비자 교육 홍보 방법을 개발하고, 홈페이지, 리플렛 등 교육 자료를 통해 유해물질에 대한 정보를 제공하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내외 관련 정보 분석을 통해 상대적으로 인지도가 낮은 제조가공 과정 중 생성물질과 환경유래오염물질을 대상물질로 선정하였고, 이에 대한 교육 콘텐츠를 개발하였다. 이에 대해 서울시에 거주하는 여대생 120명을 대상으로 인식의 변화, 태도의 변화, 행동의 변화 등 교육효과를 확인하였다. 조사결과, 식품 중 유해물질에 대한 인식도는 교육 전에 비해 교육 후 98.8% 이상으로 증가함을 확인하였다. 건강을 해칠 수 있다는 불안감에 대해서는 교육 전 77.8%에서 교육후에는 막연한 불안감이 52.8%로 약 25.0% 포인트 감소하였다. 정부에서 식품 중 유해물질에 대한 저감화 방안을 홍보할 때 어떤 행동을 취할 것인 지를 질문했을 때 교육 전에 는 적극적으로 실천할 것이라고 응답한 경우가 12.3%, 노력한다는 응답자가 73.5%이었으나, 교육 후에는 56.1%가 적극적으로 실천할 것이라고 응답함에 따라, 좀 더 적극적으로 참여하겠다는 태도의 변화를 이끌어 냈다. 식품 중 유해물질 정보를 알았을 때의 소비 행동 조사결과, 관련 정보에 대해 자세히 알아보고 결정한다는 응답자가 교육 전 49.6%에서 교육 후에는 77.4%로 27.8% 포인트 증가하였고, 관련 식품은 무조건 구매하지 않겠다고 응답한 경우는 교육 전 45.4%에서 교육 후 20.9%로 24.5% 포인트 감소하였다. 이와 같이 유해물질에 대한 설득력 있는 정보제공을 통해 막연한 불안감을 해소할 수 있을 것이며, 앞으로 소비자와의 식품안전 소통채널 확대를 위해서는 지속적으로 소비자 대상 안전정보 제공을 위한 콘텐츠 개발 및 교육 홍보를 강화해 나가야 할 것이다.

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