The Presumptive Case for Food Biotechnology

Thompson, Paul Β.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61214-6_2

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“…Consumer concerns about GM technology and foods include those involving food safety, human and environmental health, corporate monopoly, and corporate distrust aspects (Costa‐Font et al, 2008; Frewer et al, 2003; Lusk et al, 2018; Thompson, 2000; Wunderlich & Gatto, 2015). Gaining an improved understanding of consumer attitudes toward a mix of factors—including those relating to new or controversial food technologies, and to corporate distrust—and how these attitudes are related to consumer acceptance of GM and gene‐edited foods can provide insights on the effective development of market outreach, communication, education efforts, and regulations that influence consumer behavior.…”

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Determinants of consumer acceptance of gene‐edited foods and its implications for innovators and policymakers

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Gene-editing is a breakthrough technology for crop improvement that addresses many concerns associated with its predecessor and distinctly different technology, genetically modified crops. The commercial success of gene-editing technology depends on the public's acceptance of its foods. This study used data from a national survey of United States consumers to identify the determinants of consumer acceptance of gene-edited foods and compared them with those of genetically modified foods. Our study shows that consumer awareness and knowledge of gene-edited foods are almost half those of genetically modified foods. In the study, we classified survey respondents in three clusters based on their attitudes toward food technologies and corporate distrust: technology-loving, neutral, and technologyaverse. The technology-averse cluster has the greatest share of individuals who indicated being aware of and knowledgeable about gene-edited foods, and the largest share of respondents who stated having negative views toward agricultural biotechnology. Technology-loving individuals have more positive perceptions about agricultural biotechnology and are more likely to consume genetically modified and gene-edited foods in the future than neutral

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