Genetically modified foods: risk assessment, legislation, consumer behavior, and ethics

Theodore Varzakas; Theofilos Tzanidis

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00348-2

Genetically modified foods: risk assessment, legislation, consumer behavior, and ethics

Theodore Varzakas, Theofilos Tzanidis

School of Business and Creative Industries

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Abstract

Genetically modified foods (GMFs) have been defined and emphasis has been given to legislation issues along with risk assessment. Moreover, consumer behavior has been discussed focussing on prevalent trends toward genetically modified (GM) foods in consumer behavior studies to date, attitudinal surveys, ‘willingness-to-pay’ studies, factors affecting GMF attitudes, and perceptual issues with GM food: risks and benefits. Finally, the role of ethics has been discussed along with food fears and the role of neophobia in shaping consumer attitudes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Food and Health
Editors	Benjamin Caballero, Paul M. Finglas, Fidel Toldrá
Publisher	Elsevier B.V.
Pages	204–210
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	978-0-12-384953-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384947-2.00348-2
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2015

Keywords

Consumer behavior
Ethics
Genetically modified foods
Risk assessment

UN SDGs

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Theofilos Tzanidis
- School of Business and Creative Industries - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic

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Genetically modified foods: risk assessment, legislation, consumer behavior, and ethics

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