Naoko Kato-Nitta|Yoshiyuki Inagaki|Tadahiko Maeda|Masashi Tachikawa
Effects of information on consumer attitudes towards gene-edited foods: a comparison between livestock and vegetables
Research Organization of Information and Systems|Research Organization of Information and Systems|Research Organization of Information and Systems|Nagoya University
abstract background study statistically explores relationship information provision peoples attitudes towards application geneediting technology food contrasting cases geneedited livestock vegetables japan japanese food producers researchers optimistic application clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats crispr approach food due strict regulations regarding genetically modified gm food gm crops commercially cultivated japan consumers worldwide concerns application technology food examination issue japanese consumers lower acceptance towards gm food provide essential information global agricultural communities methods using web survey splitballot experimental design used randomly assign respondents two groups 1 animal group information breeding technologies including gene editing provided using pig illustrations 2 plant group information provided using tomato illustrations multivariate analysis variance posthoc ttests applied examine statistical differences plant animal groups attitudes towards geneedited livestock vegetables statistical analyses conducted examine scientific knowledge influences attitudes results respondents found geneedited vegetables beneficial geneedited livestock agreement stronger vegetables livestock respondents attitudes towards geneedited livestock differed depending whether shown pig illustrations tomato illustrations plant group scored significantly lower regarding geneedited livestock compared animal group statistical difference observed two groups case geneedited vegetables furthermore higher science literacy group always scored higher regarding improvements vegetable breeding concordant regarding improvements livestock breeding conclusions people concerned geneedited livestock geneedited vegetables respondents provided information tomato illustrations advance demonstrated lower acceptance towards geneedited livestock provided information pig illustrations applying technology livestock size enlargement improvements might considered risky public contrast vegetables