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HISTORIA CIENCIAS SAUDE-MANGUINHOS
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 277-291Publisher
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-59702008000200003
Keywords
risk perception; genetically modified; crops; focal groups; labeling; information about risk
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At a time when genetically modified (GM) crops are entering the Brazilian food chain, we present the findings of a study that makes use of a qualitative technique involving focal groups to look into the public's interpretation of the information available about this biotechnological innovation. This methodology produced results that revealed the interconnections drawn by the research subjects between this form of biotechnology, changes to the environment, and food production in general. The mistrust expressed about GM crops was particularly attributed by the participants to the non-availability of comprehensible information in the mass media or on product labels.
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