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      Welfare-friendly Products: availability, labeling and opinion of retailers in Curitiba, Southern Brazil,

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          Abstract: The market for welfare-friendly products (WFP) is increasing worldwide; however, there is a lack of information on this topic in Brazil. We investigated availability, product information and opinion of retailers about WFP in Curitiba, Southern Brazil. We visited 36 strategically located retailers, conducting product evaluation and interviews with managers. The availability of WFP, mostly eggs and chicken meat, was low; no other type of meat was available as WFP. Labeling was deficient, with little information about animal rearing systems. Labeling of regular products displaying images of happy animals was observed and may be a relevant confusing effect. Few certification seals for WFP were also observed, on organic products and free-range chickens. Welfare-friendly products costed 1.7 to 2.5 times more than regular products and great price variability was observed among retailers. Most retailers seemed not aware of the subject and considered that there is low availability of WFP to be offered in the markets. Low availability of WFP and poor label information of both regular and welfare-friendly products are barriers to better understand and meet the demand for higher welfare products. It is our perception that these are constraints for consumers to develop and perform ethical choices related to purchasing behavior.

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          Resumo: O mercado de produtos de maior grau de bem-estar animal (WFP) tem aumentado mundialmente; no entanto há pouca informação disponível no Brasil. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar disponibilidade, informação e opinião dos varejistas sobre WFP em Curitiba, Sul do Brasil. Foram visitados 36 varejistas estrategicamente localizados, para uma avaliação dos produtos e uma entrevista com o gerente. A disponibilidade de WFP era baixa, na maioria ovos e carne de aves. A rotulagem era deficiente, com pouca informação sobre sistemas de criação. Nos produtos comuns, havia imagens representando animais felizes, que podem apresentar um relevante efeito de confusão. Poucas certificações foram observadas, sendo de produtos orgânicos e frango caipira. Os produtos WFP custavam de 1,7 a 2,5 vezes mais que aqueles comuns, com grande variabilidade de preço entre os mercados. A maioria dos varejistas parecia não ter conhecimento sobre o assunto e acreditava em baixa disponibilidade de WFP para oferta. A baixa disponibilidade de WFP e a rotulagem deficiente, tanto de produtos diferenciados como daqueles comuns, são barreiras para se compreender e atender à demanda por produtos de maior grau de bem-estar animal. Esses fatores podem estar impedindo os consumidores de desenvolver e realizar escolhas éticas relacionadas ao comportamento de compra.

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                Role: ND
                Role: ND
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                Journal
                resr
                Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
                Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural
                Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural (Brasília, DF, Brazil )
                0103-2003
                1806-9479
                March 2018
                : 56
                : 1
                : 9-18
                Affiliations
                [2] Curitiba Paraná orgnameUniversidade Federal do Paraná Brazil qualitebr@ 123456gmail.com
                [3] Curitiba Paraná orgnameUniversidade Federal do Paraná Brazil carlamolento@ 123456ufpr.br
                [1] Curitiba Paraná orgnameUniversidade Federal do Paraná Brazil brunaremonato@ 123456gmail.com
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                S0103-20032018000100009
                10.1590/1234-56781806-94790560101
                9167f023-35be-4848-8e03-4fe9400ebbe1

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 16 June 2016
                : 21 July 2017
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                rotulagem.,consumer market,farm animal,labeling,product availability,animais de produção,bem-estar animal,disponibilidade de produto,mercado consumidor,produto de origem animal,animal welfare,animal product

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