This study investigates the impact of green agriculture product brand image and blockchain-based food traceability systems on enhancing product trust and its subsequent effects on online agriculture product purchase intention. As consumer demand for transparency and sustainability rises,...

Background: Street food vending plays a central role in urban nutrition and informal employment across South Africa; however, its sustainability largely depends on consumer trust, which is strongly influenced by perceptions of hygiene. Objectives: This paper investigates customer expectations,...

The informal street food sector serves as a vital component of urban economies in South Africa, providing affordable nutrition and employment. However, this industry struggles to comply with required health and safety practices and standards. This study protocol outlines a mixed-methods...

A major food safety recall of infant formula in February 2022 in the United States caused significant disruptions in the supply chain that was already fragile, causing a severe shortage in the marketplace. This study examines its implications using data gathered from qualitative interviews with...

The European food safety regulatory framework provides EU consumers with one of the safest food systems in the world. The mission of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - an integral part of that system - is to contribute to protecting human life and health, taking account of animal health...

Sustainably produced rice could play a significant role in securing future global food supply, potentially offering an approach to mitigate biodiversity loss, address food security challenges, and contribute to economic growth. To drive successful market adoption of sustainably produced rice, it...

This study examines three key research questions related to altruistic and egoistic motivations for sustainable behavior. It explores whether altruism is an intrinsic characteristic or context-dependent, if the distinction between altruism and egoism should be modeled as a binary or a continuum,...

Given the increasing popularity of veganism in recent years, this article highlights the health, ethical and environmental considerations in changing dietary style and promoting sustainable food consumption, answering questions about the related motivations for vegan dietary adoption. The...

This is a special issue of the EFSA Journal dedicated to EFSA's Fellowship Programme (EU-FORA). It brings together the risk assessment pursuits of the fellows and the work programmes they were engaged in during the seventh cycle of the Programme.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an integral part of the EU food safety system, set up in 2002 to serve as an impartial source of scientific advice to risk managers and to communicate on risks associated with the food chain. EFSA provides the scientific basis for laws and regulations...

A robust food traceability system is crucial for ensuring seamless information fow within supply chains. While the current centralised approach, typically led by a supply chain leader, facilitates information exchange, it faces signifcant limitations, such as prolonged tracing processes and a...

The globalization of food trade has needed robust traceability systems to ensure consumer safety, quality and sustainability product. By fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging responsible resource use, traceability plays a key role in protecting the environment and...

Fish consumers are often challenged by tradeoffs between nutritional benefits and contaminant risks, which increase due to environmental pollution. Health campaigns and labeling initiatives can guide decision-making by providing information both on contaminant risk and nutritional value of a...

Monitoring food safety in the supply chain has been a priority of European consumer protection policies. In this context, over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in notifications to the RASFF by private companies. Objectives: This study provides new insights by...

Blockchain technology has the potential to enhance transparency and traceability in the agrifood sector, particularly in the beef industry. However, its adoption remains limited in many regions, including Europe. This study investigates the role of ecosystem services in sustainable beef...

Global concerns about the safety risks associated with imported food consumption are increasing due to rapid changes in political, economic, and environmental conditions. These concerns, which are largely perceptual in nature, reveal a gap in the existing literature on food risk awareness for...

Eye-tracking technology has become vital for exploring consumers' preferences for food labels. This paper carried out a scoping literature review to comprehensively summarize the main findings in the food labelling research from 1999 to 2023. We selected 52 studies conducted using eye tracking...

In Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), urbanization and rising income have increased meat demand, fostering competition between traditional butcheries and emerging suppliers such as supermarkets. To remain competitive in this evolving market, it is essential to understand consumer...

The study aims to provide a comprehensive, sustainable, and technologically advanced traceability model that enhances the safety and resilience of the food supply chain in Oman. It also seeks to create a framework for enhancing safety and resilience in the supply chain. This framework will...

We study quality upgrading in informal markets through two experiments with street-food vendors and consumers in India. First, we define quality in terms of food safety and develop a context-specific measurement framework. Second, we show that consumers are willing to pay substantial premiums...

Background Foodborne disease is a great concern to low- and middle-income countries. To prevent illness and death, intervention strategies need to be implemented across the food safety system and should include promoting the adoption of safe food handling practices. The positive association...

Developing countries, trying to achieve an acceptable level of food safety at the least possible cost (efficiency objective) and facilitation of market access to the large and lucrative developed country food markets (market access objective), could follow the multilateral, regional, unilateral...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an integral part of the EU food safety system, set up in 2002 to serve as an impartial source of scientific advice to risk managers and to communicate on risks associated with the food chain. EFSA provides the scientific basis for laws and regulations...