Chaya Howard

TL;DR: In this article, the relative importance of "production method" and "benefit" to the purchase likelihood decisions of 120 consumers for novel cheeses was assessed, and positive correlations between perceived benefit and need, and purchase likelihood were observed for those respondents who considered process important.

TL;DR: This article used the Elaboration likelihood model to systematically investigate the impact of source factors (trust) and the perceived personal relevance of information, including the persuasiveness of the information, on attitudes towards genetic engineering, and whether these factors resulted in more thoughts about genetic engineering.

TL;DR: The most important determinant of consumer acceptance of genetic engineering in food technology is likely to be perceptions of benefit resulting from application of the technology as mentioned in this paper, suggesting that the success of communication strategies are likely to depend on effective provision of information regarding the tangible benefits of technology, although it is important that a dialogue be established between communicators and the lay public.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the extent of objection associated with individual applications, rather than to assess public feeling regarding the technology overall and found that most respondents object less to applications involving plants and microorganisms than to those involving animals or human genetic material, with women and those who are very concerned with the environment having greatest objections to these applications.