청소년의 식품표시사항에 대한 이용실태 및 인식에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the usage patterns and perception of food safety and food labeling by adolescent consumers. This study was statistically analyzed for secondary data, which was provided of the 2021 Food Consumption Behavior Survey by the Korea Rural Economic Institute. As a result, the score of checking the contents of packaging when purchasing food for adolescent was 2.64 points which was low. Adolescent was checked expiration date, price, country of origin, brand, and content for buying food. Among the food labeling, they rarely checked the nutrition labeling and allergy. In addition, female students were more checked food labeling than male students when purchasing food. More than half of the respondents didn’t know functional labeling system for food. Therefore, adolescent were heavy consumers of processed foods than other groups that they need practical education on food and nutritional labeling.