Science Communication, Group O

Activity 9c

Food label questionnaire

Assignment - Food label questionnaires

1. As a group design a questionnaire consisting of 5-10 questions about your products. Get one of the mentors to help you with your questions. Try to ask yes/no questions or give people a selection of answers - this will make it easier for you to analyze your questionnaire.
2. Your questionnaire should ask why they buy a specific brand?
   Does price play a role?
   Do they look at the list of ingredients?
   Do they understand what all the "stuff" is?
   And does the list of ingredients influence their choice of brand?
   And more ...
3. There should be at least one question about the brand and at least one question about the ingredients of the product.
4. Each member of the group has to question 10 people using the questionnaire - 5 people should be between the ages of 16 and 20 years and five people between the ages of 45 and 60 years.
5. Bring your completed questionnaires to the meeting on 12 April 2014.

Examples

1. Yes/no question.
   Do you buy mayonnaise?
    
2. Question with reply options:
   1. Which brand of tomato sauce do you prefer?
      All Gold, Big Red, Heinz, Koo, no name brand, other.
      If you give other as an option, have a field were they can specify what other is to them.
       
   2. How often do you buy bread?
      Daily, every second day, twice a week, once a week, never.
       
3. All groups must complete the design or their questionnaires on 2 April 2014. You'll get printed copies on 3 April to take home to complete.
   If you use this page to complete your homework, download a copy of the questionnarie or contact a group member to get a copy of the questionnaire.
   

If you were absent during the project week, please download the questionnaire your group members prepared and then question 10 people using the questionnaire:
5 people should be between the ages of 16 and 20 years and
five people between the ages of 45 and 60 years.

Bring the completed questionnaires to the next meeeting on 12 April 2014.

• Bread & Crackers
• Breakfast Cereals
• Cheese & Cheese Spreads
• Chocolate bars
• Cooking Sauces and Marinades
• Energy & Health Bars
• Mayonnaise
• Milk & Yoghurt
• Sandwich Spreads
• Soft Drinks
• Soups
• Tomato Sauce
   

References & Resources

• Department of Health. ???? Use your Labels. Issued by the Directorate Food and Cosmetics,
  Republic of South Africa. Viewed online on 22 February 2010 at: www.allergysa.org/C_OL_Food_002.asp
   
• Department of Health. ???? Department of Health Documents. Viewed online on 26 January 2010 at: www.doh.gov.za/docs/index.html
   
• Govenment Gazette. 2007. Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act (54/1974): Regulations relating to the labelling and advertising of foodstuffs.
  Gazette No: 30075 Notice No: 642 Regulation Gazette No: 8718 Date: 20070720. Viewed online on 26 January 2010 at: search.sabinet.co.za/WebZ/pdf/ggaz_pdf/2007/jul/gg30075_nn642a.pdf?
  sessionid=01-49060-1558864128&format=F&dbname=gov
   
• Molly Heyl-Rushmer. 2009. Cooking Sauces & Marinades. Prepared Food Network. Viewed online on 26 February 2011 at: http://www.preparedfoods.com/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000507078
   
• MedPages. 2010. For goodness sake, go salt-free. BIZCommunity.com. Viewed online on 26 February 2011 at:http://retail.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/148/46602.html
   
• Steenkamp, Gabi. Sept 2007. Food Labelling - New Food Labelling and Advertising Regulations. Viewed online on 26 January 2010 at www.gabisteenkamp.co.za/food%20labelling.htm
   
  
• The European Food Information Council. January 2010. Global Consumer attitudes to nutrition information on food labels. Viewed online on 26 January at: www.eufic.org/page/en/show/consumer-insights/fftid/attitudes_nutrition_information_food_labels/
   
  
• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. 2006. Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards for the Republic of South Africa. GAIN Report viewed online on 26 January 2010 at: www.fas.usda.gov/GainFiles/200607/146208337.pdf
   
• Wageningen University. 2010. Food-Info site. Viewed online on 5 February 2010 at: www.food-info.net/uk/index.htm
   
• Wikipedia. February 2010. Food Additive. Viewed online on 5 February 2010 at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_additives