Esposito Giuseppe, Nucera Daniele, Meloni Domenico
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Science, University of Turin, Via Verdi 8, 10124 Turin, Italy.
Foods. 2018 Jul 2;7(7):103. doi: 10.3390/foods7070103.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the marketing policies of lobsters as influenced by different practices related to product quality in seven supermarkets located in Italy. Retailers were divided in two categories: large scale and medium scale. The two groups were compared to screen for differences and to assess differences in score distribution attributed to different practices related to product quality. Our results showed no statistical differences ( > 0.05) between the two categories. Lobsters were often marketed alive on ice and/or stocked for long periods in supermarket aquariums, highlighting the need to improve the specific European regulations on health, welfare, and quality at the market stage. Retail shop managers should be encouraged to develop better practices and policies in terms of marketing of lobsters. This will help in keeping the animals in good health and improve product quality at the marketing stages.
本研究的目的是评估意大利七家超市中与产品质量相关的不同做法对龙虾营销政策的影响。零售商分为两类：大型和中型。对这两组进行比较，以筛选差异，并评估归因于与产品质量相关的不同做法的得分分布差异。我们的结果显示，这两类之间没有统计学差异（>0.05）。龙虾通常在冰上活体销售和/或在超市水族箱中长期饲养，这突出表明需要改进欧洲在市场阶段关于健康、福利和质量的具体法规。应鼓励零售商店经理在龙虾营销方面制定更好的做法和政策。这将有助于在营销阶段保持动物健康并提高产品质量。
