British Food Journal: Volume 96 Issue 7

Attitudes and Perceptions of Fresh Pasteurized Milk Consumers:: A Qualitative and Quantitative Survey

K.T. Mitsostergios, C.H. Skiadas

Food purchasing behaviour is influenced by economic factors such asprice and income, as well as by non‐economic factors such as concernabout diet and health, growth of…

Do Distinct Class Preferences for Foods Exist?: An Analysis of Class‐based Tastes

Mark Tomlinson

Reports an analysis of class preferences for certain foodstuffs in theUK. Multivariate analysis of the UK Family Expenditure Survey is used toshow that distinct factors operate in…

Healthy Eating: Fruit and Vegetables in Scotland

David Marshall, Annie S. Anderson, Mike Lean, Ann Foster

Scotland has a poor diet‐related health record and part of the drive toimprove Scottish diet has focused attention on increasing fruit andvegetable consumption. Despite various…

Recent Trends in Foodborne Infections in Europe and North America

J.C.M. Sharp, W.J. Reilly

The frequency of reporting of foodborne infections of animal origin, inparticular salmonella, campylobacter and Escherichia coli (VTEC) hasincreased in recent years due to changes…

Understanding Consumer Concern about Food‐related Health Risks

Margareta Wandel

Reports from different countries have revealed that consumers arebecoming increasingly concerned that the food they eat could be harmfulto health. The concern regards both the…

Food Hygiene Training: The Chance to Create a Coherent Policy

Roger Smith

In September this year, the Government issued its draft Regulations onFood Safety (General Food Hygiene) 1995, which acknowledges for thefirst time the importance of a programme…

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: A “Progress” Report

R.W. Lacey

Considers recent developments in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)and their relation to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD). Sheep scrapie isnow known to be irrelevant to the…