Impact of previous exposure to fraud on Portuguese consumer perceptions and attitudes towards food fraud
• Food fraud affects consumers’ confidence and represents financial and health risks • Low levels of trust in products, systems and authorities, especially after exposure • Few consumers effectively reported food fraud through official channels • Determinants of protective behaviours include health, trust levels, age and exposure
Authors
- Ana Pinto de Moura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-8183)
- José António Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4918-3704)
- Luís Miguel Cunha
- Maria João Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3693-461X)
- Isabel Pereira Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3596-831X)
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Nanium (Portugal) (PT)
- University of Minho (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Food Control
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111801
- Primary Topic
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00