A public concern about food adulteration in Bangladesh
(2024) SANM05 20241Social Anthropology
- Abstract
- The composition of food includes water, fat, carbohydrates, protein, etc. which are eaten by humans to get nutritional value to live life. However, the pervasive consumption of adulterated food poses a serious threat to people of all ages. This situation is correlated to victims of around 2.5 million people annually. Food adulteration not only intertwines with human rights but also threatens our biodiversity in broader aspects. Hence, it is a human right to consume healthy and nutritious food as well as it is the government’s important role to ensure safe food for its citizens. This study aims to explore the area of consumer’s (regardless of class) concern about consuming adulterated food on a regular basis. To focus on this, this study... (More)
- The composition of food includes water, fat, carbohydrates, protein, etc. which are eaten by humans to get nutritional value to live life. However, the pervasive consumption of adulterated food poses a serious threat to people of all ages. This situation is correlated to victims of around 2.5 million people annually. Food adulteration not only intertwines with human rights but also threatens our biodiversity in broader aspects. Hence, it is a human right to consume healthy and nutritious food as well as it is the government’s important role to ensure safe food for its citizens. This study aims to explore the area of consumer’s (regardless of class) concern about consuming adulterated food on a regular basis. To focus on this, this study has some correlated areas regarding this, for instance, respondents’ source of knowledge, their social status, etc. If they have the knowledge then how they avoid adulterated food in the end, they have nothing to do but consume unsafe food. For primary data, this paper mainly totaled 39 interlocutors. Methods have been used called “ethnographic observation”, “informal interviews”, “in-depth interviews” and “participation observation”. While there are numerous complexities surrounding food adulteration in Bangladesh this paper concludes with a series of positive and good vibes and hopes that it will enlighten both in eradicating adulteration and further study. (Less)
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- author
- Saha, Bristy LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SANM05 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- food adulteration, food fraud, class (upper, middle, lower), knowledge, health, technique, Bangladesh, symbolism, religion.
- language
- English
- id
- 9176646
- date added to LUP
- 2024-10-16 08:35:24
- date last changed
- 2024-10-16 08:35:24
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abstract = {{The composition of food includes water, fat, carbohydrates, protein, etc. which are eaten by humans to get nutritional value to live life. However, the pervasive consumption of adulterated food poses a serious threat to people of all ages. This situation is correlated to victims of around 2.5 million people annually. Food adulteration not only intertwines with human rights but also threatens our biodiversity in broader aspects. Hence, it is a human right to consume healthy and nutritious food as well as it is the government’s important role to ensure safe food for its citizens. This study aims to explore the area of consumer’s (regardless of class) concern about consuming adulterated food on a regular basis. To focus on this, this study has some correlated areas regarding this, for instance, respondents’ source of knowledge, their social status, etc. If they have the knowledge then how they avoid adulterated food in the end, they have nothing to do but consume unsafe food. For primary data, this paper mainly totaled 39 interlocutors. Methods have been used called “ethnographic observation”, “informal interviews”, “in-depth interviews” and “participation observation”. While there are numerous complexities surrounding food adulteration in Bangladesh this paper concludes with a series of positive and good vibes and hopes that it will enlighten both in eradicating adulteration and further study.}},
author = {{Saha, Bristy}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{A public concern about food adulteration in Bangladesh}},
year = {{2024}},
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