Invitation to participate in the study “Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer awareness and behavior on food access and food safety practices”

After the first case in Wuhan-China at the end of 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing many disturbances in the lives of people in the affected countries. According to WHO, as of April 15, 2020, there have been nearly two million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and more than 120,000 deaths, bringing the whole global economy to a halt. The prolonged pandemic has completely changed the lives and activities of people in other countries, including Vietnam. In the situation of infectious diseases, ensuring food sources and food safety for the community is also of great concern, especially for pork products.

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, having to implement social isolation is an opportunity for people to switch to access to cool meat and change food choices from traditional to modern such as supermarkets, delivery. online. In addition, due to the restriction of eating out, people will stay at home, prepare food and eat at home more. Along with the government and media agencies' active propaganda and advocacy to maintain and improve health to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a good opportunity for people to improve their practice. food safety in the household.

Faced with that situation, CENPHER center carried out the study "Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumers' awareness and behavior on food access and food safety practices".

This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the change in consumer awareness and behavior about food access and food safety practices, especially pork products.

Your participation is completely voluntary. We assure you that the information you provide is for scientific research purposes only and will be kept confidential. Therefore, we hope that you will share the most authentic opinions so that the survey results have high practical application value.

*WHEN YOU COMPLETE THIS SURVEY, YOU HAVE HELPED US TO SPEND 5,000 VND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND FOR COVID-19 CONTROL TOGETHER THE FRONT OF VIETNAM. Sincerely thank you!

Link survey: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/#kx1cxkT8