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    1. "What's the deal with these strange substances in our food?" The representation of food additives by Belgian consumer organizations, 1960-1995

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Degreef, Filip (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    Belgium
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D11546
    Journal Title:
    Food and Foodways
    Journal Title Details:
    27(1-2) : 144-163
    Notes:
    20 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, This article centered on the representation of food additives as a matter of key importance to the public's conceptualization of them. Findings from a systematic qualitative study of the magazines of two Belgian consumer organizations revealed that additives were seen as providing no benefits to consumers, for they could be used to reduce the quality of both the ingredients and the production process. They were perceived as a means of deceiving the public, with portrayal of consumers as powerless in the struggle for control over the types and amounts of additives they ingested. In turn, the limitations were seen as a failure of government and scientific institutions to provide the necessary protection.

    3. Attitudes to genetically modified food over time: how trust in organizations and the media cycle predict support

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Marques, Mathew D. (author), Critchley, Christine (author), and Walshe, Jarrod (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2015
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: D06424
    Journal Title:
    Public Understanding of Science
    Journal Title Details:
    24(5) : 601-618

    8. Consumer perceptions of risk: implications for food safety policy

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Woodburn, Margy (author) and Farm Foundation, Oak Park, Illinois.
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    1995
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: C27523
    Notes:
    Via AgEcon Search. Pages 129-136 in "Increasing understanding of public problems and policies."