Genetically modified (GM) technology in food production continued to generate controversies. Consumers were concerned with the GM foods about the healthy and environmental risks. While consumers’ acceptance was a critical factor affecting how widely this technology be used. According to the research review, consumers’ lack of information was one of the reasons to explain consumers’ low acceptan...

OBJECTIVE To analyze consumer opinion on genetically modified foods and the information included on the label. METHODS A systematic review of the scientific literature on genetically modified food labeling was conducted consulting bibliographic databases (Medline - via PubMed -, EMBASE, ISI-Web of knowledge, Cochrane Library Plus, FSTA, LILACS, CINAHL and AGRICOLA) using the descriptors "orga...

In recent decades, biotechnologists have striven to improve the quantity and quality of food supply. Producing genetically modified (GM) foods is one of the main goals and many countries all over the world have approved the distribution and consumption of the labeled GM foods in their own regions. However, there are still few groups having concerns about allergenicity of GM foods. This review h...

Is There a Problem with Genetically Modified Foods? What’s in a name? Ask genetically modified (GM) foods. They go by many names, ranging from the sinister (“Frankenfoods”) to the adoring (“super crops”), depending on who’s doing the naming. Although there are clear benefits to the use of this techn o l o g y — f o r example, genetic modification could reduce the amount of allergenic substances...