Improving the communication of uncertainty in food safety on social media: a content analysis of aspartame risk messages

The findings suggested that food safety risk communication on Weibo requires greater involvement of expert voices. When framing aspartame risks under different types of uncertainty, communicators should carefully select appropriate persuasive strategies to improve communication effectiveness.

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Frontiers in Public Health
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2026-01-05
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1636789
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Food Safety and Hygiene
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Improving the communication of uncertainty in food safety on social media: a content analysis of aspartame risk messages

Yanjie Chen, Liu Xu, Meng Tan, Shujun Luo
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Frontiers in Public Health
Food Safety and Hygiene
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Improving the communication of uncertainty in food safety on social media: a content analysis of aspartame risk messages

Yanjie Chen, Liu Xu, Meng Tan, Shujun Luo
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Abstract

The findings suggested that food safety risk communication on Weibo requires greater involvement of expert voices. When framing aspartame risks under different types of uncertainty, communicators should carefully select appropriate persuasive strategies to improve communication effectiveness.

Frontiers in Public HealthVol. 13
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (CN), Macau University of Science and Technology (MO), Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (CN)
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