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EU Experts’ Attitude Towards Use of GMO in Food and Feed and Other Industries

2014

Abstract This article examines European Union (EU) experts’ attitude towards use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in food, feed and other industries with an eye to developing a general model of EU experts’ opinion formation in this area. The gene engineering has seen rapid advances in recent years with a host of new applications in medicine, agriculture, and related fields. Taking into account the history of consumption, social, economic, cultural and other aspects and the risk perception in general regarding these products the consumers’ willingness to buy genetically modified (GM) products varies from country to country as well as attitude of the experts involved in the decision ma…

Consumption (economics)Engineeringbusiness.industryGMOGene engineeringdecision makingGenetically modified organismRisk perceptionAgricultureconsumer attituderisks perceptionmedia_common.cataloged_instanceGeneral Materials ScienceDecision-makingEuropean unionMarketingbusinessmedia_commonOpinion formationProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
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