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The 2008 US beef scare episode in South Korea: Analysis of an unusual public reaction
Ist Teil von
Journal of public health policy, 2014-11, Vol.35 (4), p.518-537
Ort / Verlag
London: Palgrave Macmillan
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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We investigated major factors underlying an unusual 2008 public 'candlelight protest' in South Korea about US beef imports related to concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Using a survey we explored determinants of consumer responses to negative publicity in mass media. Respondents (80.7 per cent) reduced consumption of imported beef during the scare; of those 62.5 per cent decreased consumption of US beef only. We explain the determinants in order of their importance and define the relevant terms from a theory of consumer behavior in economics. Our findings suggest that several effects worked jointly in their influence on most respondents who reduced beef consumption.