Consumer Social and Psychological Factors Influencing the Use of Genetically Modified Foods—A Review

Shahida Anusha Siddiqui (), Zarnab Asif, Misbah Murid, Ito Fernando, Danung Nur Adli, Andrey Vladimirovich Blinov, Alexey Borisovich Golik, Widya Satya Nugraha, Salam A. Ibrahim and Seid Mahdi Jafari
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Shahida Anusha Siddiqui: Department of Biotechnology and Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, Essigberg 3, 94315 Straubing, Germany
Zarnab Asif: Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
Misbah Murid: Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
Ito Fernando: Department of Plant Pest and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia
Danung Nur Adli: Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia
Andrey Vladimirovich Blinov: Laboratory of Food and Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, North Caucasus Federal University, Pushkina Street 1, 355009 Stavropol, Russia
Alexey Borisovich Golik: Laboratory of Food and Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, North Caucasus Federal University, Pushkina Street 1, 355009 Stavropol, Russia
Widya Satya Nugraha: Agricultural Socio-Economics, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Salam A. Ibrahim: Food Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, E. Market Street, 1601, Greensboro, NC 24711, USA
Seid Mahdi Jafari: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189, Iran

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-22

Abstract: Due to rapid globalization in the world, the understanding of cultural differences, such as beliefs, values, ways of thinking, and perceptions about new technologies in food processing have also increased. Since the 1990s, when genetically modified (GM) foods were introduced into the food supply, they have provoked many debates. In this review, it was identified and discussed how social and psychological factors influence public attitudes to GM foods and the perceptions of consumers in using GM foods. According to this review, GM foods are deemed unnatural and artificial, thus affecting the overall acceptance of their application. Due to the concerns about their effects on the environment and human health, people expect an assessment of the known or possible dangers, as well as the preventative management of the risks. Providing adequate information about GM foods via a compulsory labeling policy may serve as an appropriate way to increase public awareness and acceptance of GM foods.

Keywords: genetically modified foods; public attitudes; motivation; perceptions; social trust; labeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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