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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Improving Food Safety Culture in Nigeria: A Review of Practical Issues.

Helen Onyeaka, Osmond C Ekwebelem, Ukpai A Eze, Queeneth I Onwuka, Job Aleke, Ogueri Nwaiwu, Joy Onyinyechi Chionuma

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Food fraud amid COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: A challenge of the present.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Helen OnyeakaSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3846-847X
Osmond C EkwebelemFaculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-3996-2242
Ukpai A EzeSchool of Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9960-4714
Queeneth I OnwukaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Abia State University, Uturu 441101, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-0616-401X
Job AlekeFaculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria.
Ogueri NwaiwuIngenuity Lab, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0794-0866
Joy Onyinyechi ChionumaCollege of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos P.M.B. 0001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-5637-5181

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a developing nation and the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria has enormous challenges connected with food safety culture. To produce and provide safe, secure and nutritious food, consumers and food businesses must abide by a set of shared values known as food safety culture. In Nigeria, food safety culture is a complex subject due to Nigeria's heterogeneous and diverse nature, as demonstrated by its over 250 ethnic groups. As Nigeria becomes more urbanized and incomes continue to fluctuate at robust rates, few Nigerians are conscious of food safety issues. In addition, oversight from government regulators around food safety require improvement. Public engagement in food safety issues has not witnessed a promising trajectory in recent years. In this article, we provide a review of the food safety culture in Nigeria and its role and influence on various cases of food safety issues in Nigeria. Of interest to this paper are studies exploring consumer and food handler perceptions and behavior regarding food safety. In addition, keen attention is devoted to areas that are in need of additional research to help address practical and on-the-ground challenges associated with Nigeria's food safety practices. This article suggests that improving food safety culture in Nigeria requires both applying the best management and communication approaches in different regions and understanding the local food safety practices.

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consumer demandfoodborne illnessfood handlingfood safetyorganizational cultureproducer behavior

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PMID34441654
PMCPMC8394198

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