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Economic Analysis Of Food Safety Among Pork Marketers
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The problem which the study seeks to address is the issue of consumer
safety. The concern is that meat should not predisposes man to food
born diseases. The research questions are:
a. To estimate the determinant of food safety.
b. To identify the food safety practice.
c. To estimate the cost of food safety.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The general objectives of the study is to examine the safety issues
associated with pork meat marketing in the study area. The specific
objectives are:
1. To identify the socio-economic characteristics of the pork marketers.
2. To identify safety practices adopted by pork seller in the study area to guarantee consumers safety.
3. To estimate the determinant of pork meat consumer safety in the study area.
JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
This study seeks to accomplish and increase awareness and knowledge, on
how to provide wholesome meat for human consumption, and the need to
position the general public, inspection/health ministry and of course,
the abattoir operators of their call to duties instead of the negligence
that has become a course for concern, owing to disease threat and it
related condition. And also, because of deformed nature of the
appropriate agencies and ministry, the abattoir operator has cease the
opportunity to slaughter sick animal and disease management history.
And on the other, the small retailers in our various market has not
meet up with their safety security measures. This study is therefore
meant not only to bring to our minds the pre-cautionary measures, but
safety consciousness, the appropriate ministries, and to remind them of
their responsibilities, why the general public should be aware also that
wholesome meat and its consumption is their right to life. The
wholesomeness of meat and their consumption should spur us to imbibe the
spirit of food security for a better and happier living.
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