Pensando sobre el riesgo alimentario y su aceptabilidad: el caso de los alimentos transgénicos

In the last decade, numerous studies have analysed society's perception of eating safety and, in particular, the social representations of risk. Most of these studies attempt to explain why the negative perception that people have of certain technological applications in food and, in general, of industrial food has increased just when food is abundant, the food chain is under greater control than ever before, life expectancy is at an all time high and food-related health problems, although they still exist, have less dramatic consequences than in previous ages. It is stressed, however, that to...