Biotechnology and Food Safety in China
Consumers' Acceptance or Resistance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3884941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Ho (0000-0002-2533-0183, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Eduard B Vermeer (Leiden University), Jennifer H Zhao (0000-0002-1463-5870) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 227-254 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0012-155x.2006.00476.x |
| OpenAlex | W3125060722 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 12 |
Although China is one of the world's largest producers and consumers of genetically modified (GM) crops and derived food products, little is known about the level of Chinese consumer awareness, understanding and acceptance of GM food. Initially, China pursued relatively aggressive policies for biotechnology development, but in recent years, the central government has become more sensitive to the potential environmental risks of transgenic food crops. To protect domestic biotech industries, the state plays a critical role in the politics of biotechnology, and does not allow GM food to become a prominent public issue. This contribution reports on a survey of 1,000 urban respondents. It demonstrates that most consumers lack the most basic understanding of biotechnology and its potential risks. The majority of the respondents (60 per cent) were either unwilling to consume GM food or were neutral about the idea, but when given neutrally-worded information about potential GM food allergenicity, the willingness to buy dropped sharply. This might point to future scenarios of consumer resistance against GM food as has happened in European Union member states. This effect demonstrates the malleability of the Chinese consumer in a context of limited understanding and inadequate access to information
Agricultural biotechnology · Agriculture · Biology · Business · China · Context (archaeology) · European union · Food safety · Food security · Genetically modified food · Genetically modified organism · Government (linguistics) · International trade · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Resistance (ecology) · Biotechnology · Biotechnology and Related Fields · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Food Science · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Law · Marketing
Social trust and risk perception of genetically modified food in urban areas of China
Environmental Politics in China
Science in Movements
Food anti-consumption behavior
Drivers of Chinese public attitudes towards agri-food applications based on synthetic biology
Viral misinformation and echo chambers
Consumer attitudes to different pig production systems
Food scandals, media exposure, and citizens’ safety concerns
Scientists vs laypeople
Access and control of agro-biotechnology
Environmental quality
Consumer preferences for micronutrient strategies in China. A comparison between folic acid supplementation and folate biofortification
Willingness-to-accept and purchase genetically modified rice with high folate content in Shanxi Province, China
Missing links between regulatory resources and risk concerns
Regulatory harmonization and agricultural biotechnology in Argentina and China
User Engagement in Public Discourse on Genetically Modified Organisms
Embedded Activism and Political Change in a Semiauthoritarian Context
Global Ethnography and Genetically Modified Crops in Argentina
Issues in agricultural and environmental biotechnology
Mad Cows and Mother’s Milk
Communicating about the Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Foods
Biopolitics in the EU and the U.S
The Marketing Battle Over Genetically Modified Foods
Greening Without Conflict? Environmentalism, NGOs and Civil Society in China
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,95 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |