Department of Environmental Health, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2011 Oct;21(5):341-63. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2011.552715. Epub 2011 May 23.
The game meat industry is continuing to grow in South Africa. Several stakeholders are involved in the game meat supply chain and a high level of knowledge is necessary to ensure compliance with legislation and standards. It was therefore necessary to determine the level of knowledge of the stakeholders since this has not been determined before. Information regarding the extent of stakeholders' knowledge and the possible impact on compliance to standards was obtained through a desk-top study and an analysis of questionnaire responses from industry, consumers and relevant authorities. Results have shown that consumers have a specific expectation regarding the safe production of game meat. Limitations in the knowledge of the stakeholders have been identified. Understanding these limitations can assist policy-makers, law enforcers and the game meat industry in developing strategies to alleviate the problem. The result of this study may assist in providing consumers with game meat that is safe for human consumption.
南非的野味产业持续发展。有几个利益相关者参与野味供应链，为了确保符合法规和标准，需要具备高水平的专业知识。因此，有必要确定利益相关者的知识水平，因为之前尚未确定这一水平。通过桌面研究和分析来自行业、消费者和相关当局的问卷回复，获得了有关利益相关者知识程度及其对合规标准可能产生的影响的信息。结果表明，消费者对野味安全生产有特定的期望。已确定利益相关者的知识存在局限性。了解这些局限性可以帮助决策者、执法人员和野味产业制定策略来缓解这个问题。本研究的结果可以帮助为消费者提供安全的可食用野味。
