Science, safety, and trust: The case of transgenic food

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-96

  Martinelli, Lucia ^a   Karbarz, Małgorzata ^b   Siipi, Helena ^c  

^a Museo Delle Scienze   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD SAFETY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSECT RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRANSGENIC CROP; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRUST;

EID: 84875769785     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2013.54.91     Document Type: Article

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