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Current study aims to investigate the attitude of consumers to expiry dates of food products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data was collected through a face-to-face interview by using a convenient sampling method and 117 respondents were selected from Hyper Panda, Farm Markets, Tamimi Markets, and Panda. The majority of the respondents (51.30%) showed a positive attitude towards reading the expiration date of food products. Whereas 35.90 and 12.80% of the consumers showed a neutral and negative attitude towards reading expiry dates of food products respectively. Only age showed a significant relationship with the consumers' attitudes towards reading expiry date of the food product. The study recommends that awareness programs through the collaboration of the food department should be implemented to make consumers aware of the advantages of reading expiry dates of the food products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Higher consumption and increased import requirements for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region can be catered through neighboring trade partners if resources are optimally utilized. The purpose of this research is to analyze the connection between regional trade of SAARC countries and the food security challenges faced by the region. The study uses data from 1990-2018 for Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to econometrically analyze the determinants of the volume of food trade. The results show that the gross domestic product of importing or exporting countries and foreign direct investment (FDI) have positive impact on regional trade. The bilateral exchange rate between trading partners has a negative impact on the trade volume. The results also showed the absence of a long-run relationship between volume of trade and food security using Johansen's cointegration test. Our analysis suggests that policy makers should focus on the means for creating favorable environment in Pakistan and India to not only meet the increasing global demands for food but also increasing their competitiveness for high-quality and low-quality priced products in major exports markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]