Course: Trust in Our Food: Understanding Food Supply Systems

Food products and food production in Europe have never been safer! This situation has been reached after considerable political, economic and scientific efforts, often in response to the kind of …

In the last thirty years there have been huge changes in the lifestyle of the modern consumer. Food is now being prepared less at home, and the demand for ready-to-cook …

In this video you’ll be introduced to the first case study: bagged salad. Ready to eat and with minimal preparation required, bagged salad has fast become popular among consumers. However, …

By law (EU Regulation 178/2002), foods produced for animal and human consumption have to be safe, so animal and human health can’t be harmed in any way. But what does …

In this video, you’ll meet a group of consumers and hear their thoughts on what food safety means to them, the safety aspects they take into account when buying food …

Consumers have different concerns that influence their preferences when purchasing food. The word cloud below shows the main research areas; the largest words are those that were featured the most …

As you’ve have seen, the food system involves several activities and processes. However, consumers place trust in people or organisations [1]; so who are the key groups of people involved …

The food you eat is produced by a complicated, global food system – that involves many activities and processes that get your food from farm to fork. The main activities …

You’ve started to explore what you think about when asked if you trust your food. You’ve seen from the previous Step, the idea of ‘trust’ in food is quite complicated …

In this video you’ll meet a group of consumers and hear their thoughts on trust in the food they eat, as well as their concerns about the food system as …