Consumers’ Knowledge of Food Adulteration and Commonly Used Methods of Detection

Table 2

Respondents’ knowledge about food adulteration or authenticity.

		Frequency	%
Do you know anything about food adulteration?	Yes	274	71.4
	No	110	28.6
For how long have you known of food adulteration (years)?	<1	62	22.6
	1–5	117	42.7
	6–10	54	19.7
	>11	41	15.0
If the price of a food item is lower than expected or too good to be true, or the quantity is more than expected, would you expect food adulteration?	Yes	181	66.1
	No	93	33.9
Have you heard of any issues about food fraud or adulteration in Ghana on television or media?	Yes	87	22.7
	No	297	77.3
Did you hear of the recent recall of a certain canned tomato paste from the Ghanaian market?	Yes	178	46.4
	No	206	53.6
Do you consider the place of purchase as important in determining the authenticity or genuineness of a food product?	Yes	263	68.5
	No	121	31.5