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Consumer and Food Product Determinants of Food Wasting: A Case Study on Chicken Meat

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Research Group Sustainable Systems Engineering (STEN), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Research Institute Sciensano, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Academic Editors: Gaetano Chinnici and Giuseppe Antonio Di Vita
Sustainability 2021, 13(13), 7027; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137027
Received: 10 May 2021 / Revised: 14 June 2021 / Accepted: 16 June 2021 / Published: 23 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability and Food Waste: Firm Strategies and Consumer Behaviour)
Food wastage is an environmental concern worldwide, particularly regarding households. This study aims to identify household food wasting segments and to assess the relationship between both consumer and food product determinants and the identified segments. Data were collected through a consumer survey of several packaged chicken products (n = 256; 2019) in a retail setting in Belgium. Of the participants, 36% reported never wasting any chicken meat. The average waste percentages were small, 1.1–3.1%, depending on the packaged product, although they were not significantly different between products. Participants with low levels of self-reported chicken waste were significantly older, without children and/or unemployed. Moreover, their households scored better for household routines and skills. They also agreed more to intend not to waste food, experienced a stronger injunctive norm and perceived consumer effectiveness. Additionally, lower chicken product wastage was discovered for households purchasing organic products and products with both a lower food convenience grade and shorter shelf life. Some relationships between household wastage and food product determinants contrast with expectations based on literature. The cause can be that some determinants are more related to food wasting (e.g., when participants buy organic products) than others (e.g., the products’ shelf life). View Full-Text
Keywords: food waste; consumer behaviour; chicken meat; packaging; poultry; sustainability food waste; consumer behaviour; chicken meat; packaging; poultry; sustainability
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Cooreman-Algoed, M.; Minnens, F.; Boone, L.; Botterman, K.; Taelman, S.E.; Verbeke, W.; Devleesschauwer, B.; Hung, Y.; Dewulf, J. Consumer and Food Product Determinants of Food Wasting: A Case Study on Chicken Meat. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137027

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Cooreman-Algoed M, Minnens F, Boone L, Botterman K, Taelman SE, Verbeke W, Devleesschauwer B, Hung Y, Dewulf J. Consumer and Food Product Determinants of Food Wasting: A Case Study on Chicken Meat. Sustainability. 2021; 13(13):7027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137027

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Cooreman-Algoed, Margot, Fien Minnens, Lieselot Boone, Kyara Botterman, Sue E. Taelman, Wim Verbeke, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Yung Hung, and Jo Dewulf. 2021. "Consumer and Food Product Determinants of Food Wasting: A Case Study on Chicken Meat" Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137027

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