食品安全対策に見る信頼の確保に関する研究

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  • ショクヒン アンゼン タイサク ニ ミル シンライ ノ カクホ ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

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The Japanese food industry has recently experienced a succession of food-related incidents and scandals. The ensuing reaction among Japanese consumers resulted in an unprecedented strengthening of awareness about food safety. Contemporary Japanese society has become a risk conscious society, wary of both industry and government abilities to effectively ensure food safety. The concern among consumers grew to crisis proportions with the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in September 2001. The Japanese government's reaction was to instigate a review of existing food security measures. This resulted in a new framework for food security measures, including risk analysis and traceability to reduce and manage risk. Despite these efforts, the government has been challenged by the non-scientific psychological factor of food safety measures; specifically social trust. At the core of this issue is consumers' lack of confidence with both government and the food industry. Because risk cannot be reduced to absolute zero, the consumer psyche does not allow for full trust in risk prevention and reduction measures. Moreover, consumers could not trust modem society itself any more. The ethics of information dissemination to consumers is thus critical. As in the BSE case, social trust is jeopardized when consumers are alerted to disinformation and/or misinformation of an issue. The foundations of social trust require transparent rational dialogue between all stakeholders. Simultaneously, people would just drive for acquiring high-minded self with lofty ideals in that process. This, in turn, could ensure that citizens become informed consumers who could sufficiently trust each other in a society wherein risk is an inherent element.

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