Consumers' beliefs, attitudes and intentions towards genetically modified foods, based on the 'perceived safety vs. benefits' perspective

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-360

  Arvanitoyannis, Ioannis S ^a   Krystallis, Athanasios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Genetically modified food; Greece; Safety vs. benefits

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GREECE; SAFETY VS. BENEFITS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MARKETING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 17044414869     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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