Aceptación diferenciada de alimentos transgénicos de origen vegetal y animal en la Región de La Araucanía, Chile

Preferences for sunflower oil produced conventionally, produced with nanotechnology or genetically modified in the Araucanía Region of Chile

“…This result and the rejection of GM oil in Groups 1, 2 and 3 is consistent with studies conducted in North America that indicated a greater acceptance of nanotechnology than GM (Currall et al, 2006;Priest, 2006;Cobb and Macoubrie, 2004); this preference might be related to the perception of GM by many people as unnatural (Stampfli et al, 2010). Likewise, the rejection of GM oil confirms the results from previous studies conducted both in developed countries (O'Brien et al, 2012;Bellows et al, 2010;Terawaki, 2008) and in Chile (Schnettler et al, 2010(Schnettler et al, , 2008) that reported a greater consumer preference for foods without GM and a rejection of TF. Because the acceptance of foods produced with new technologies is directly associated with consumers' perception of the risks and benefits of the associated technology (Frewer et al, 2011;Rollin et al, 2011;Siegrist et al, 2008;Siegrist et al, 2007), these results suggest that the participants perceived GM products as riskier than those produced with nanotechnology; furthermore, this perception occurred despite the fact that a definition of nanotechnology, which included the potential benefits and risks associated with its use, was given before presenting the stimuli of the conjoint analysis.…”

“…However, this behavior was only observed in Group 1 (45.5%), which showed greater preference for the highest price. Groups 2 and 3 (50.5%) preferred the lowest price, indicating that there was no perceived association between price and quality, a finding in line with the results of previous studies conducted in Chile (Schnettler et al, 2010(Schnettler et al, , 2008.…”

“…The generalized preference for manufacturers' brands and the rejection of the store brand is in agreement with the results from a previous study in Chile in which consumer acceptance of TF of plant and animal origin was evaluated (Schnettler et al, 2008). This indicates that the brand helps reduce uncertainty and the perception of risk when purchasing foods produced with new technologies such as GM and nanotechnology.…”

“…Typically, results suggest that GM agri-food technology is associated with high perceived risks and relatively low perceived benefits (Frewer et al, 2011). This is why numerous studies have reported a greater consumer preference for foods without GM and a rejection of transgenic foods (TF) (O'Brien et al, 2012;Bellows et al, 2010;Schnettler et al, 2010Schnettler et al, , 2008Terawaki, 2008). However, there is also evidence of the existence of consumer groups with positive attitudes towards TF, but they are principally found in developing countries (De Steur et al, 2010;Kimenju and De Groote, 2008).…”

Nivel de conocimiento, consumo y aceptación de alimentos transgénicos en pobladores del sector San Andrés, Trujillo 2016

“…En Argentina e independientemente del género del encuestado, se determinaron mayor aceptación hacia AT que beneficien la salud o el medio ambiente respecto de AT de menores precios. En Santiago, Chile, determinaron un escaso conocimiento de la biotecnología y de los AT, existiendo una negativa percepción pública del uso de 11,12,13,14 alimentos transgénicos.…”