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

Table 3

Knowledge of respondents regarding food authenticity.

Question	Response	Frequency	%
A. Have you ever bought food/food products and realized it has been adulterated or you have been deceived or fraud?	Yes	194	50.5
	No	190	49.5
B. Do you know or have you heard of any other Ghanaian foods or food products that are being adulterated?	Yes	182	47.4
	No	202	52.6
C. Will you buy a food product when you know it is adulterated?	Yes	30	7.8
	No	354	92.2
D. Any reason for your chosen option in (c)	Yes	199	51.8
	No	185	48.2
E. Do you know of any means of determining whether a particular food product has been adulterated?	Yes	95	24.7
	No	289	75.3