TY - CHAP AU - Corcoran K. AU - Bernués A. AU - Manrique E. AU - Pacchioli T. AU - Baines R. AU - Boutonnet J.P. PY - 2001/// TI - Current consumer attitudes towards lamb and beef in Europe T2 - Production systems and product quality in sheep and goats PB - Zaragoza : CIHEAM VL - 46 T3 - Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens SP - 75-79 A2 - Morand-Fehr P. A2 - Rubino R. AB - Consumers have evolved rapidly in the last 10 years in response to socio-economic, cultural and ethical changes. The red meat industry is suffering from low credibility due to health scandals, etc. and has been slow to respond to changing consumer expectations. In order to restore consumer confidence in red meat, it is vital to understand and attend to their evolving demands for safety and quality. Using focus group discussions in five EU countries, consumer attitudes to certain aspects of lamb and beef consumption were recorded and compared. The issues for analysis were: (i) trends in consumption of lamb and beef (in and out of the home); (ii) factors influencing lamb and beef consumption; (iii) quality issues and quality meat products; and (iv) sources of information. N1 - Meeting of the Sub-Network on Production Systems of the FAO-CIHEAM Inter-Regional Cooperative Research and Development Network on Sheep and Goats, 1999/09/23-25, Molina de Segura-Murcia (Spain) UR - http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a46/01600115.pdf ER -