식품첨가물에 관한 소비자의 인식과 정책방향- 소비자 정보를 중심으로

Abstract

The importance of processed foods in modern dietary life is considerable. Now, food additives are widely used as indispensable materials for the production and distribution of foods, the preservation of nutrition and taste along with the development of the food industry. Unlike consumers in advanced nations, the Korean consumers have much interest in and concern about food additives. This is probably because consumers cannot easily obtain accurate and objective information on food additives from consumer policies. This thesis is aimed to propose directions on information policies among consumer policies based on consumer awareness on food additives. As a result of research, consumers were proven to desire to be given abundant information on food additives, and to acquire information through mass media targeting general consumers including housewives. Accordingly, in this thesis, it was addressed for consumer policies on food additives to focus on information transfer centering on the production and distribution of consumer information by furthering traditional policies such as safety assessment and management policies. Also, it was suggested in this thesis to perform education on food additives through diverse education materials and methods with on accurate and realistic information on the need, composition, and safety of food additives.