June 12th, 2013 | RESEARCH
This study assesses the correlation between reports on food risk published in scientific journals and in the printed mass media and changes in the meat market. It focuses on the case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United Kingdom. The findings suggest that during the time BSE and its related human disease were of noticeable public concern, there was a predominantly negative correlation between the number of reports on BSE published in the British printed mass media and meat market variables. In contrast, reports of scientific research on the disease contributed to reducing the perception of food risk because these numbers correlated positively with the meat market.
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Fabiano Nunes Vaz, Author, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, BrazilHomero Dewes, Author, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Antônio Domingos Padula, Author, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Edson Talamini, Author, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 12
Number: 2
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Audience: General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Health and medicine
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Comics | Books | Newspapers | Media and Technology