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

AUTOR(ES)

SCHNETTLER, Berta, VELÁSQUEZ, Carlos, MIRANDA, Horacio, LOBOS, Germán, ORELLANA, Ligia, SEPÚLVEDA, José, MIRANDA, Edgardo, ADASME-BERRÍOS, Cristian, GRUNERT, Klaus

FONTE

Food Sci. Technol

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

15/09/2015

RESUMO

AbstractWith 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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