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Consumer Co-operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan

Consumer Co-operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan

Catherine Burns, Kumiko Katayama, Robin E. Roberts
ISSN: 2471-1047|EISSN: 2471-1055|EISBN13: 9781522516033|DOI: 10.4018/IJPPPHCE.2017010104
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Burns, Catherine, et al. "Consumer Co-operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan." IJPPPHCE vol.1, no.1 2017: pp.51-69. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJPPPHCE.2017010104

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Burns, C., Katayama, K., & Roberts, R. E. (2017). Consumer Co-operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan. International Journal of Public and Private Perspectives on Healthcare, Culture, and the Environment (IJPPPHCE), 1(1), 51-69. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJPPPHCE.2017010104

Chicago

Burns, Catherine, Kumiko Katayama, and Robin E. Roberts. "Consumer Co-operatives and Perceptions of Food Safety: Shaping Markets in Post-Fukushima Japan," International Journal of Public and Private Perspectives on Healthcare, Culture, and the Environment (IJPPPHCE) 1, no.1: 51-69. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJPPPHCE.2017010104

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Abstract

This paper examines consumer co-operatives and members' perceptions of food safety. Japan is an ideal place to study given it is undoubtedly the ‘best example of a successful consumer co-operative sector in the postwar period' (Birchall, 2002, p. 79). While some co-operatives have evolved into a considerable political force, not all consumer co-operatives are as large or as politically active. This study qualitatively explores the views of the members of two small, less politically active co-operatives in Tokushima. Of particular relevance are the types of produce being consumed by members, and why (and how) purchasing behaviour has been shaped by food safety concerns, post-Fukushima.

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