Global Status


Public Perception Surveys (2003 to 2005)
International

Social Acceptance of Plant-Made Vaccines: Indications from a Public Survey (2005)
Authors: Dwayne D. Kirk and Kim McIntosh

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Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food Products in the Developing World
Authors: Kynda R. Curtis, Jill J. McCluskey, and Thomas I. Wahl

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Public attitudes towards agricultural biotechnology (2004)
Author: Thomas Hoban

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Risk Perceptions of Urban Italian and United States Consumers for Genetically Modified Foods (2004)
Authors: R. Wes Harrison, Stefano Boccaletti, and Lisa House

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Objective and Subjective Knowledge: Impacts on Consumer Demand for Genetically Modified Foods in the United States and the European Union (2004)
Authors: Lisa House, Jayson Lusk, Sara Jaeger, W. Bruce Traill, Melissa Moore, Carlotta Valli, Bert Morrow, and Wallace M.S. Yee

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Attitudes about genetically modified foods among Korean and American college students (2003)
Authors: Michael S. Finke and Heaseon Kim

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Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Genetically Modified Vegetable Oil and Salmon: A Multiple Country Assessment (2003)
Authors: Wen S. Chern, Kyrre Rickertsen, Nobuhiro Tsuboi, and Tsu-Tan Fu

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USA

Americans Continue To Know Relatively Little About Genetically Modified Foods And Biotechnology, Though Awareness Has Grown Over The Past Year (2005)
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

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Awareness of Transgenic Animals Is Quite Low And People Are Opposed To Research Into Genetic Modification Of Animals (2005)
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

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Consumers Most Strongly Support GM Uses That Are Designed To Protect Against Disease (2005)
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

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Though Consumers Know Little About Potential Importation Of Foreign GM Products, They Favor American Regulation (2005)
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

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Unlike Other Types Of Biotechnology, Americans Claim To Have Heard About Animal Cloning – And Are Uncomfortable With It (2005)
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

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Consumers Strongly Believe That Ethical And Moral Considerations Should Be Part Of The Animal Cloning Regulatory Equation (2005)
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology (2005)

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Differential Effects of Perceived and Objective Knowledge Measures on Perceptions of Biotechnology (2005)
Author: Andrew J. Knight

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Food Biotechnology Not a Top-of-Mind Concern for American Consumers (2005)
International Food Information Council (IFIC) Survey.

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An Empirical Analysis of United States Consumers' Concerns About Eight Food Production and Processing Technologies (2005)
Author: Yun-Jae Hwang

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Americans and GM Food: Knowledge, Opinion and Interest in 2004
Conducted by the Rutgers University Food Policy Institute - USA.

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Awareness and Acceptance of Biotechnology Issues Among Youth, Undergraduates, and Adults (2003)
Authors: Susan Fritz, Dann Husmann, Gary Wingenbach, Tracy Rutherford, Valerie Egger, and Preeti Wadhwa

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Trust, Bias, and Fairness of Information Sources for Biotechnology Issues (2003)
Authors: Gary J. Wingenbach and Tracy A. Rutherford

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Expertise, Trust, and Communication about Food Biotechnology (2003)
Authors: John T. Lang, Karen M. O'Neill, and William K. Hallman

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Europe

GM Nation? The Findings of the UK Public Debate (2003)
Steering Board of the public debate on GM (genetic modification) and GM crops

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Consumer Views of GM Foods in the UK (2003)
Conducted by the Food Standards Agency

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Consumer Perceptions 2003: Bosnia-Hercegovina
Prepared by: Sanela Stanojocic

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Consumer Perceptions 2003: Czech Republic
Prepared by: Petra Choteborska

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Consumer Perceptions 2003: Croatia
Prepared by: Andreja Misir

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Consumer Perceptions 2003: Hungary
Prepared by: Dr. Ferenc Nemes

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Africa
Public Understanding of Biotechnology in South Africa (2004)
This survey was undertaken by the Public Understanding of Biotechnology (PUB) Programme in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).

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Consumer Knowledge on Genetically Modified Foods in South Africa (2003)
Research report prepared by the Consumer Sciences section in collaboration with the section Nutrition of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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National Biotech Survey (2003)
Research report prepared by the Consumer Sciences section in collaboration with the section Nutrition of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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Consumer Perspectives on Genetically Modified Foods and Food Products Containing Genetically Modified Materials in South Africa (2003)
This survey was conducted by the AfricaBio

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Asia

Can Chinese Consumers Be Persuaded? The Case of Genetically Modified Vegetable Oil
Authors: Wuyang Hu and Kevin Chen

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Food Safety Concerns and Biotechnology: Consumers' Attitudes to Genetically Modified Products in Urban China (2004)
Authors: Peter Ho and Eduard B. Vermeer

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Australia and New Zealand

What does the public really think about gene technology? (2004)
A radio interview of Craig Cormick, manager of Public Awareness for Biotechnology Australia in Canberra

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New Zealand Farmer and Grower Intentions to Use Gene Technology: Results from a Resurvey (2003)
Authors: Andrew J. Cook and John R. Fairweather

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Survey finds Australian perceptions of risk changing (2003)
by Craig Cormick

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Majority of NSW farmers support GM crops with regulatory approval (2003)
by Craig Cormick

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South Australian farmers more supportive of GM crops (2003)
by Craig Cormick

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Queensland farmers more supportive of GM crops (2003)
by Craig Cormick

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Trust and Country Image: Perceptions of European Food Distributors Regarding Factors that Could Enhance or Damage new Zealand’s Image-Including GMOs (2003)
Authors: John Knight, David Holdsworth and Damien Mather

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Food Labeling Issues – Quantitative Research with Consumers (2003)
Australian New Zealand Food Standards

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Genetically Modified Sugarcane: A Case for Alternate Products (2003)
Authors: Janet Grice, M.K. Wegener, L.M. Romanach, S. Paton, P. Bonaventura, and S. Garrad

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Summary Report on the Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops - [View the 2004 report]

Transgenic Crops - [Click Here]

Extensive Study on Bt Cotton - [Click Here]

Download the complete copy of the ISAAA Briefs on Global Status/Review of GM Crops - [Click Here]

SciDev.Net's dossier on GM crops - [Click here]

Global Status of Approved Genetically Modified Plants -  [Click here]

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