The Analysis of Attitudes and Opinions of the Regulated community in Food Safety Regulatory Policy: A Case Study of the Vendors in Night Markets in Taipei City
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Chen, Ya-Ting
Abstract
In the recent years, people care more about the problems in food safety in Taiwan. However, it is neglected that there may be some difficulties for the food producers who are regulated by the government, to comply with the food safety policy. Therefore, we try to understand the food safety policy from the regulated community’s point of view, and take the vendors in four night markets in Taipei City for example. By questionnaires and in-depth interviews, we want to understand how the vendors think about the inspection policy, including the inspectors, the laws, and the effects of inspections. After the research and analysis, we found that the vendors have a positive attitude to the inspectors and the effects of inspections, but feel less positive towards the laws. Second, taking the “frequency of being regulated”, “experience of taking the lecture”, “attending the autonomous self-organization of the night market or not”, “years of operation”, “types of operation”, and “level of education of the vendors” to be the categorical variables, we found that the vendors who have taken the lectures hold by officers tend to agree with the inspection policy, compared to the counterparts who have never taken the lectures. That is to say, the food safety lectures are effective in promoting the degree of satisfaction for inspection policy, and may promote the vendors’ compliance with the laws. Third, the difference in the questionnaires between the four night markets is significant. By in-depth interviews and observations in the field, we infer that the implementation of the officers and the autonomous self-organization of night markets are the key points to make the difference. Finally, we have four suggestions for the inspectors of the Department of Health in Taipei City Government. First, make good use of the food safety lectures, which can enhance the degree of satisfaction of the vendors for the inspection policy. Second, cooperate closely with autonomous self-organization of night markets, which makes it easier to interact with the vendors. Third, get more strictly when implementing laws, which also needs the legislators to modify laws. Fourth, spread the effects of inspections to the consumers, which can promote incentives for the regulated community to do better with food safety.
Subjects
REGULATORY POLICY
FOOD SAFETY
NIGHT MARKETS
REGULATED COMMUNITY
INSPECTION POLICY
Type
thesis
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