Are consumersâ expectations of âGMO-freeâ labels answered by production qualities?

M. Henseleit; S. Kubitzki

Are consumersâ expectations of âGMO-freeâ labels answered by production qualities?

In: Ethical futures: bioscience and food horizons

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M. Henseleit

M. Henseleit Institute of Agricultural Policy and Market Research, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Senckenbergstrasse 3, 35390 Giessen, Germany; meike.henseleit@agrar.uni-giessen.de

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S. Kubitzki

S. Kubitzki Institute of Agricultural Policy and Market Research, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Senckenbergstrasse 3, 35390 Giessen, Germany; meike.henseleit@agrar.uni-giessen.de

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Consumers, particularly in industrialised countries, are concerned about the application of genetic engineering in food production. However, without appropriate labelling it is impossible for consumers to recognise whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been applied during the production process. Besides labels producers are obliged to put on food products when they contain GMOs, in some countries also labels can be applied on products that are free from GMOs. This type of label is supposed to enable producers to better promote such products. The problem is that requirements for labelling food products as âGMO-freeâ can be very different, and therefore it is questionable whether consumersâ understanding of âGMO-freeâ is consistent with what certain labels actually can guarantee. We conducted a consumer survey in October 2008 in order to explore potential gaps between expectations of âGMOfreeâ food and production requirements in the case of the German regulation covering the labelling of foods as âGMO-freeâ. Our results indicate significant differences between consumersâ views and standards of production.

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