Kai Cui|Sharon P. Shoemaker
Public perception of genetically-modified (GM) food: A Nationwide Chinese Consumer Study
University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis
25 years research development genetic modification wide range crops food fodder china reached decision point whether accept reject go slow use genetically modified gm technology produce food feed needed sustain population growth economic renaissance report consumer survey gm food includes input provinces china chinese consumers surveyed awareness knowledge opinion gm food survey resulted 119 414 467 respondents positive neutral negative view gm food respectively minority respondents 117 claimed understood basic principles gm technology either neutral unfamiliar gm technology respondents 693 obtained information gm food internet 643 respondents thought media coverage predominately negative gm food reasons given consumers favor use gm food complex seen response 138 respondents felt gm technology form bioterrorism targeted china chinas ministry agriculture science community generally expressed positive attitude toward gm food percentage respondents trusted government scientists 117 232 respectively postsurvey comments respondents made suggestions industrialization gm technology might impact future chinas food supply value chains finally impact emerging technologies like genome editing genomeedited organisms geos gm food debate discussed