scholarly journals Organic and genetically modified food: consumer beliefs and behavior

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C Panchalk ◽  
Anahita M Mistry
Author(s):  
Renata Menasche

Tomando por abordagem as perspectivas de análise propostas pela antropologia da alimentação, o objetivo deste artigo consiste em, a partir do estudo das visões e comportamentos em relação à alimentação de consumidores de Porto Alegre entrevistados, buscar apreender suas percepções sobre alimentos geneticamente modificados. A análise dos dados evidencia a existência, entre os informantes, de ansiedade diante da comida moderna, o que indicaria disposição à rejeição a alimentos transgênicos. No entanto, os mesmos alimentos industrializados desqualificados nos depoimentos dos informantes são por eles cotidianamente consumidos, indicando que o mesmo poderia ocorrer com os alimentos transgênicos. Risk at the table: transgenic food, not in my plate? Abstract Adopting as its approach analytical perspectives from the anthropology of food, this article attempts, on the basis of a study of the views and behavior of some Porto Alegre consumers in relation to food, to capture their perceptions of genetically modified food. Analysis of the data indicates anxiety among the interviewees with respect to modern food, which would suggest a tendency to reject GM food. However, the interviewees routinely consume the same processed foods that they expressed alarm over in their testimonies, which suggests that the same could happen with GM food.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyao Fan ◽  
Yulian Mu ◽  
Tad Sonstegard ◽  
Xiaomei Zhai ◽  
Kui Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Genetically modified food animals (GMFAs) are needed to address early the cumulative effects of livestock production on the environment and to accommodate future food demands. In 2020 China and the U.S., the world's two largest economies, embarked on regulatory reforms to boost the commercialization of such animals. However, gaining social acceptance of GMFAs for commercialization remains a global challenge. We propose a framework that focuses on social license for commercialization of GMFAs by defining four classes of improvement using precision genetics: 1) animals equivalent to natural variation to obtain the improved effect of cross-breeding (ENV); 2) animals with an inactivated gene that could occur via natural mutation (ENC-); 3) animals harboring a natural genetic sequence isolated from another species (ENC+); and 4) animals with synthetic sequences encoding novel genes (BNE). Our approach can guide regulators and the public to support orderly commercialization of genetically modified food animals.


2020 ◽  
pp. 107554702098137
Author(s):  
Leticia Bode ◽  
Emily K. Vraga ◽  
Melissa Tully

We experimentally test whether expert organizations on social media can correct misperceptions of the scientific consensus on the safety of genetically modified (GM) food for human consumption, as well as what role social media cues, in the form of “likes,” play in that process. We find expert organizations highlighting scientific consensus on GM food safety reduces consensus misperceptions among the public, leading to lower GM misperceptions and boosting related consumption behaviors in line with the gateway belief model. Expert organizations’ credibility may increase as a result of correction, but popularity cues do not seem to affect misperceptions or credibility.


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