James F. Evans Collection, The results of a regional survey of 371 people are discussed. The purpose of the survey was to examine the public's knowledge of and attitude towards food irradiation, and to assess the public's sources of information about food irradiation.
Hallman, W.K. (author), Schilling, B. (author), Hossain, Ferdaus (author), Onyango, B. (author), Adelaja, A. (author / Food Policy Institute), and Food Policy Institute
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2002-06
Published:
USA: Food Policy Institute FPI Publications
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21835
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07081
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; Table of Contents and Introduction, [s.l.] : Wise Research Associates, Inc., 1984. Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy and national Pork Producers Council. 60 p., The findings of a feasibility study on food irradiation are summarized in this report. The purpose of the study was to assess consumer concerns about current food preservation methods, determine consumer awareness and their initial reaction to food irradiation, and discover the change in consumer attitudes after information was provided to them on food irradiation and its potential benefits.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19695
Notes:
Pages 353-368 in James Flynn, Paul Slovic and Howard Kunreuther (eds), Risk, media and stigma: understanding public challenges to modern science and technology. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 399 pages., Discussion about "stigma" includes reference to consumer reactions in the Alar Scare of 1989 that involved a program on CBS "60 Minutes" indicating that Alar chemical used in apple production can cause cancer.
