Consumer response to novel agri-food technologies: Implications for predicting consumer acceptance of emerging food technologies

Acceptance of nanotechnology applications and satisfaction with food-related life in southern Chile

“…Although it was possible to confirm the lack of existing knowledge of nanotechnology in the total sample (Hosseini et al, 2012;Siegrist et al, 2008), no differences were observed in the identified segments, contrary to what has been reported in developed countries (Frewer et al, 2011;Bieberstein et al, 2013;Rollin et al, 2011). Furthermore, no demographic differences between the groups were detected, in contrast to studies that have found differences associated with consumer's gender and age Eurobarometer, 2006).…”

“…Given that the acceptance of foods produced with new technologies is directly associated with the risks and benefits perceived by the consumers (Frewer et al, 2011; …”

“…This indicates that the brand helps to reduce the risk of buying foods produced with new technologies, such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Likewise, it has been shown that consumer trust in the food industry plays an important role in the acceptance of these new technologies (Frewer et al, 2011;Siegrist et al, 2008;Stampfli et al, 2010;Bieberstein et al, 2013;Rollin et al, 2011). Price can also be used to reduce the risk associated with the purchase process; however, this behavior was only observed in Group 3 (35.2%), which showed the greatest preference for the highest price.…”

“…Foods and food packaging using nanotechnology have already been commercialized, though the number of products is still low. In the near future, nanotechnology may become increasingly important in the food sector since government agencies and industry have been investing considerable resources in its development and implementation (Frewer et al, 2011). There is evidence to suggest, however, that nanotechnology is still unknown to many people (Reisch et al, 2011;Siegrist, 2008;Hosseini et al, 2012).…”

“…The results of these studies show that consumers perceive nanotechnology applications differently, and those that involve the use of nanotechnology in food packaging are more accepted than those that involve the use of nanotechnology in food processing (Siegrist et al, 2007Stampfli et al, 2010;Bieberstein et al, 2013). Among the factors that affect acceptance of nanotechnology are the perceived risks and benefits (Siegrist et al, 2007Stampfli et al, 2010), knowledge and information regarding nanotechnology (Frewer et al, 2011;Rollin et al, 2011;Roosen et al, 2011), trust in the food industry and government regulations (Frewer et al, 2011;Hosseini et al, 2012;Siegrist et al, 2007Siegrist et al, , 2008Siegrist et al, , 2009Stampfli et al, 2010), and consumer demographics (Siegrist et al, 2007Eurobarometer, 2006).…”