Consumer perception of genetically modified organisms and sources of information

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 842-851

  Wunderlich, Shahla ^a   Gatto, Kelsey A ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Genetic engineering; Genetically modified organisms; GMOs; Knowledge; Labeling

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD PACKAGING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LAW; MASS MEDIUM; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD LABELING; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953254807     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.115.008870     Document Type: Review

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