Explaining attitudes toward genetically modified foods in the European Union

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ceccoli, Stephen (author) and Hixon, William (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2011
    URL:
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/23280292?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11886
    Journal Title:
    International Political Science Review
    Journal Title Details:
    33(3) : 301-319
    Subject Term:
    attitudes, biotechnology, consumers, Europe, food, food safety, information sources, Internet, journals, newspapers, public attitudes, regulations, social factors, television, genetic engineering, food policies, genetic modification, European Union (EU), sociopolitical, and scientific literacy
    Notes:
    Online via UI Library electronic subscription., Authors used data from Eurobarometer surveys to examine factors that condition citizens' attitudes toward genetically modified foods in 15 European Union member states. Strongest findings confirmed the importance of public understanding of science as a basis for support for this emerging technology.

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