Consumer acceptance, valuation of and attitudes towards genetically modified food: Review and implications for food policy

An increasing set of evidence has been reported on how consumers could potentially react to the introduction of genetically modified food. Studies typically contain some empirical evidence and some theoretical explanations of the data, however, to date limited effort has been posed on systematically...

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Published in:Food policy 2008-04, Vol.33 (2), p.99-111
Main Authors: Costa-Font, Montserrat, Gil, José M., Traill, W. Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Attitudes
consumer acceptance
consumer attitudes
Consumer preferences
consumer surveys
consumers
contingent valuation
food acceptability
Food policy
genetically modified foods
Genetically modified organisms
GM food
GMOs
Health
Public opinion
Valuation
Willingness to accept
Willingness-to-pay
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Summary:An increasing set of evidence has been reported on how consumers could potentially react to the introduction of genetically modified food. Studies typically contain some empirical evidence and some theoretical explanations of the data, however, to date limited effort has been posed on systematically reviewing the existing evidence and its implications for policy. This paper contributes to the literature by bringing together the published evidence on the behavioural frameworks and evidence on the process leading to the public acceptance of genetically modified (GM) food and organisms (GMOs). In doing so, we employ a set of clearly defined search tools and a limited number of comprehensive key words. The study attempts to gather an understanding of the published findings on the determinants of the valuation of GM food – both in terms of willingness to accept and the willing-to-pay a premium for non-GM food, trust with information sources on the safety and public health and ultimate attitudes underpinning such evidence. Furthermore, in the light of such evidence, we formulate some policy strategies to deal with public uncertainly regarding to GMOs and, especially GM food.
ISSN:0306-9192
1873-5657
DOI:10.1016/j.foodpol.2007.07.002