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Food Safety in China: A Hybrid Lit Review By Paul J Graham, MLIS University Librarian, Yorkville University Willa Liu, PhD Sociology Lecturer, University of Lethbridge Harley Dickinson, PhD Executive Director, The CALDO Consortium
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Food Safety in China: A Hybrid Lit ReviewBy Paul J Graham, MLISUniversity Librarian, Yorkville UniversityWilla Liu, PhDSociology Lecturer, University of LethbridgeHarley Dickinson, PhDExecutive Director, The CALDO Consortium
The Team
Food Safety Issues in China
Examples of Recent Food Safety Risks
• Counterfeit or Contaminated Baby Formula (Melamine in Milk) (2004/2007, 2008)
• Counterfeit Alcoholic Drinks (2004), Drugs (2006, 2007), Gutter Oil (2010, 2014)
• Contaminated Meat/Fish/Pork (2006, 2009, 2011, 2013)
•counterfeit or contaminated baby formula (Melamine in milk) (2004/2007, 2008);
•counterfeit alcoholic drinks (2004);•counterfeit drugs (2006, 2007);•gutter oil (2010, 2014);•pesticide residue on vegetables (2006); •expired meat sold to global brands;•contaminated meat/fish (Clenbuterol in pork, 2011) (2006, 2009, 2013);
•recycled out-of-date food (2013
Our Approach to the Food Safety Literature
Scanning the Environment
International
Organizations
Government Informatio
n
Chinese Food Safety
sites
Peer-Review Databases
Building the Framework – the literature review strategy
Process of a Review Characteristics of our Review
Food SafetySocial Sciences
China2009-2014
Journal ArticlesEnglish Language
The Literature Review Foci
Additional Research Characteristics of our
Study
Research MethodsRelevant Theory
Geographic LocationSociological Influences
…and eventually we added the Farm to Fork Concepts…
Classification Sheet for reviewing articles.
The Conceptual Infrastructure: Farm
to Fork Concept
Elements of Farm to Fork System
Farm to Fork Conceptual Map/framework
1. Primary producers2. Manufacturers/Processors/
Transportation (logistics)3. Wholesale/Retail 4. Vendors of Prepared Foods
(restaurants, street vendors) 5. Home-based Consumer (at Home) 6. Legislators, Regulators, Standards
Organizations, Consumer Protection, International Organizations
7. Researchers & Educators (including university education)
Findings – selected characteristics of the literature
Publications increased for 2012 &
2014.
Food Policy was the most frequent publisher of Food Safety articles with 8 articles of the
50 reviewed.
Findings – what methods characterize the literature?
Empirical Articles = 35
Conceptual Articles = 15
Quantitative methods
dominate our research methods.
The main methods used are surveys and in-depth literature reviews
Findings - theoretical approaches
Only one individual author was officially
identifiable as from a Sociology
Department
Quantitatively… the major of statistical measures are
employed for Economic based analysis, or overlapping with
Consumer Perceptions/Behaviours.
However, there are Qualitative Reviews that include
Ethnographic and/or Thematic Analysis that relate
traditions of food culture.
Only Risk Society Theory & the Theory of Planned Behaviour were used more than once in the literature we reviewed.
Findings (Geography)
In many cases, there was no
clear geographical
focus.
For example, some research focused on tax
policy, imports to
other countries, or
blog communications
.
Geographical Analysis (6 Areas)
1.North China: (5 in total)
2.Northeast China: (3 in total)
3.East China: (7 in total)
4.South Central China: (6 in total)
5.Southwest China: (5 in total)
6.Northwest China: (5 in total)
Findings - Farm to Fork System
Findings - Farm to Fork System Continued
Combinations of Research Focus
(1) Primary Producers
(6) Legislators
, Regulators,
etc.
Most Frequent combinati
on
Farm to Fork Concept (Key Actors, Key Subjects)
Primary Key Actors • Consumers• Industry
• Chinese Government• Farmers
Sample of Topics Covered
• Certification (Government and Third Party)
• Traceability Systems• Food Safety Perceptions• Risk Communication (via
Social Media)
Farm to Fork Concept (Impact)
Farm to Fork Concept (Impact) Continued
Combinations of Research Focus
(1) Primary Producers
(6) Legislators
, Regulators,
etc.
Frequent combinati
on of Impacts
Other Combinations of Research Focus
(7) Researchers
, Education,
etc.
(6) Legislators
, Regulators,
etc.
Other Most
Frequent combinati
on
Findings - Research & Knowledge Impact
There were no explicit
references to Knowledge Transfer.
Concluding Remarks
Thank you For additional information about the project and the method used please contact
