1. The social aspects of food biotechnology: a European view
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Huib de Vriend, John Howlett, Edwin F.F Hecker, Kirsten B Staer, Tim Lang, David Barling, Bo Ekstrand, Sue Mayer, Jørgen H Jensen, Jos A Cornelese, and Rob Top
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Pharmacology ,Risk analysis ,Public economics ,business.industry ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Consumer choice ,Environmental resource management ,General Medicine ,Toxicology ,Food biotechnology ,Genetically modified food ,Genetically modified organism ,Order (exchange) ,Perception ,media_common.cataloged_instance ,Business ,European union ,media_common - Abstract
The application of the modern biotechnology to food, notably through the use of GM, has raised concern amongst the European public. Values that underlie this public concern about food biotechnology, include perceptions of: trust, choice, need, and care for a sustainable society and natural balance. Recommendations are advocated for addressing these social aspects, in terms of improving consumer choice, promoting greater public involvement in decision making and achieving a sustainable society. A model of risk analysis for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified food that incorporates this social dimension, through the integration of risk analysis with a social impact analysis is proposed, in order to build greater popular trust into the decision making processes.
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- 1999
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