What Is Safe and How Much Does It Matter? Food Vendors’ and Consumers’ Views on Food Safety in Urban Nigeria

This study examines the food safety beliefs of vendors and consumers in a mid-sized Nigerian city using data from in-depth interviews and cognitive mapping techniques drawn from ethnography. We examine vendors’ and consumers’ perspectives on which foods are safe, which are not, and why; the place of...

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Published in:	Foods
Main Authors:	Stella Nordhagen, James Lee, Nwando Onuigbo-Chatta, Augustine Okoruwa, Eva Monterrosa, Elisabetta Lambertini, Gretel H. Pelto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Subjects:	foodborne illness food choice ethnographic research traditional markets sociocultural beliefs and practices food safety attitude
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/2/225

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