Rusin Tiago, Villavicencio Anna Lucia Casañas Haasis, Araújo Wilma Maria Coelho, Faiad Cristiane
Radiation Technology Center, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, IPEN-CNEN, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil.
College of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil.
Foods. 2024 Dec 2;13(23):3891. doi: 10.3390/foods13233891.
Food irradiation is a process used for various purposes, the main function of which is food safety. Although food irradiation has been used to ensure food safety, most consumers are unaware of the basic concepts of irradiation, misinterpreting information and showing a negative perception towards food treated with ionizing radiation. This research aimed to develop the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Awareness Scale on Consumption of Irradiated Foods (ASCIF) for the Argentine population and culture. The scale included 31 items covering 4 factors: safety of irradiated foods (S), concepts (C), labeling (L), and awareness (A), which were able to assess the Argentine population's knowledge of irradiated foods. The total number of respondents was 500 and the data were collected by means of an electronic survey. Statistical tests were carried out which met the validity assumptions and confirmed the validity and consistency of the psychometric scale by means of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM). Analysis of the results showed that the majority of consumers are unaware of the benefits of irradiated foods. It was found that the scale met the criteria for evidence of validity and consistency, proving to be an efficient tool for assessing potential challenges and opportunities in the Argentinian market for irradiated foods. The process was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Brazil and Argentina and followed the adaptation methodologies of the International Test Commission (ITC) with processes of translations and retranslations and application of the scale in Argentina.
食品辐照是一种用于多种目的的过程，其主要功能是保障食品安全。尽管食品辐照已被用于确保食品安全，但大多数消费者并不了解辐照的基本概念，误解相关信息，并对经过电离辐射处理的食品持负面看法。本研究旨在针对阿根廷人群和文化，对辐照食品消费认知量表（ASCIF）进行跨文化改编和验证。该量表包含31个项目，涵盖4个因素：辐照食品的安全性（S）、概念（C）、标签（L）和认知度（A），能够评估阿根廷人群对辐照食品的了解程度。总共有500名受访者，数据通过电子调查收集。进行了符合效度假设的统计测试，并通过验证性因素分析（CFA）、克朗巴哈α系数和探索性结构方程建模（ESEM）确认了该心理测量量表的效度和一致性。结果分析表明，大多数消费者并不了解辐照食品的益处。研究发现，该量表符合效度和一致性证据的标准，证明是评估阿根廷辐照食品市场潜在挑战和机遇的有效工具。该过程得到了巴西和阿根廷研究伦理委员会的批准，并遵循了国际测试委员会（ITC）的改编方法，包括翻译和回译过程以及在阿根廷应用该量表。
