Consumer response to food scandals and scares

Bánáti, Diána

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2010.12.007

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“…According to the conjoint analysis (Table 3) for the entire sample, the attribute of greatest importance during the purchase process was the production technology, followed by the price, brand, fat content, and finally the package. The signs of the utility values indicate preference for milk from a conventional animal in keeping with previous studies that have evaluated the acceptance of GM foods (International Food Information Council, 2014;Lähteenmäki et al, 2003;Mucci et al, 2004;Siegrist, 2008;Schnettler et al, 2010Schnettler et al, , 2012 in both developed and developing countries, and cloned (Aizaki et al, 2011;Creative Research, 2008;International Food Information Council, 2008;Brooks & Lusk, 2010, 2011Saeed et al, 2015) in developed countries. Nevertheless, in the case of GM foods, it contradicts the results of studies carried out both in developing (Costa et al, 2000;Kimenju & De Groote, 2008;De Steur et al, 2010) and developed countries (Cox et al, 2011).…”

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“…Consumers may express concerns and fears about novel technologies such as genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs, nanotechnology and animal cloning, rejecting those technologies (Bánáti, 2011) which otherwise may provide useful solutions that are also in the consumers' interest (Bánáti, 2011;Mandaci et al, 2014;Ghazaei et al, 2015). This study compares acceptance of food obtained from genetically modified (GM), cloned and conventionally bred cows.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Acceptance of a food of animal origin obtained through genetic modification and cloning in South America: a comparative study among university students and working adults

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With the aim of comparing the acceptance of milk obtained from cloned, genetically modified (GM) and conventionally bred cows among working adults and university students, and identifying and characterizing typologies among both subsamples in terms of their preferences, a survey was applied to 400 people in southern Chile, distributed using a simple allocation among the subsamples. Using a conjoint analysis, it was found that consumers preferred milk from a conventional cow. Using a cluster analysis, in both subsamples two segments sensitive to production technology were identified. Rejection of cloning was greatest among university students, whereas a higher proportion of working adults rejected GM. The segments differed in terms of area of residence, knowledge about GM, and milk consumption habits. Contrary to what was expected, no differences were found according to education, gender or degree of satisfaction with food-related life.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

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confidence: 99%

Acceptance of a food of animal origin obtained through genetic modification and cloning in South America: a comparative study among university students and working adults

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“…This disconnect may also be glossed as a loss of intimacy. Consumer confidence has plummeted while mistrust has proliferated, fueled by serial food scandals that shake the public faith in modern food production (Bánáti 2011;Berg 2004). These scandals highlight the vulnerability of consumers, who in turn have increasingly sought out information to educate themselves about the environmental, health, political and social implications of food production, distribution and consumption (Atkins and Bowler 2001;Nerlich 2004;Roos et al 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Organic intimacy: emotional practices at an organic store

Pétursson

2018

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The article tells the story of the rise and fall of the organic store Yggdrasill in Iceland. That story features humble founders, caring customers, dedicated staff, as well as anonymous investment funds, and it describes the conversion of organics from a niche market to mainstream consumption. Through an ethnographic account of everyday life at the organic store, the article analyzes how intimacy within the modern food chain is established through emotional practices. Staff and customers share feelings of reciprocity, not only towards organic producers, but also towards each other through acts of selling and buying organic products, forming intimate attachment and creating trust to counter the fears and anonymity of the modern food chain. Drawing on theories of affect and emotional practices and combining ethnography with narrative analysis, the article explores the role of emotions and how the doing of emotions makes organic food consumption meaningful within the industrial food system.

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“…Moreover, species identification in dairy sector is important also to verify compliance with the Production Regulations of many typical dairy products (PDO/PGI) (Bánáti and Herman, 2011;Bottero et al, 2003).…”

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12S rRNA mitochondrial gene as marker to trace Sicilian mono-species dairy products

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A B S T R A C TFor a rapid, specific and sensitive identification of cows', ewes' and goats' milk in mono-species Sicilian dairy products, species-specific duplex-PCR protocol was applied. DNA samples from blood and experimental cheeses of Sicilian autochthonous breeds were extracted to amplify the 12S rRNA (and part of 16S rRNA in case of Ovis aries) mitochondrial species-specific gene fragment. The use of species-specific primers for Bos taurus, Capra hircus and Ovis aries species, after electrophoresis on agarose gel, yielded fragments of 256 bp, 326 bp and 172 bp, respectively. Amplification by duplex-PCR of DNA pools from two species showed detection thresholds of 0.1% of "contaminant" DNA in each mixture. Finally, duplex-PCR assay was applied to experimental cheeses in order to detect the minimum threshold of DNA belonging to one species in cheese made with milk of two species. The results showed a sensitive threshold of 0.1% of ewes' milk in cows' and goats' cheeses, 0.1% of cows' milk in ewes' and goats' cheeses, and finally 0.1% of goats' milk in cows' and ewes' cheeses. The proposed assay represents a rapid and straightforward method of species traceability for the detections of adulteration in Sicilian mono-species dairy products.

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Consumer response to food scandals and scares

Cited by 135 publications

References 3 publications

Acceptance of a food of animal origin obtained through genetic modification and cloning in South America: a comparative study among university students and working adults

Acceptance of a food of animal origin obtained through genetic modification and cloning in South America: a comparative study among university students and working adults

Organic intimacy: emotional practices at an organic store

12S rRNA mitochondrial gene as marker to trace Sicilian mono-species dairy products

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