The public perspective on genetically modified foods (GMFs) has been intensely debated and scrutinized. Often, discussions surrounding GMF tend to revolve solely around the potential health risks associated with their consumption. However, it is essential to acknowledge that public perceptions of genetically modified foods are multifaceted, encompassing environmental concerns, ethical considerations, and economic implications. This paper studies the factors predicting GMF acceptance employing the representative sample of the Czech population (N = 884, aged 18-90 years, M ± SD: 48.17 ± 17.72; 53.40% women, 18.04% with higher education). The research relies on the Behavioral Change Model and the Health Belief Model. We employ hierarchical ordinal regressions to study the effects of information, environmental concerns, perceived health risks, food habits, purchasing habits, and socio-demographics on GMF acceptance. The results suggest that the (un)willingness to purchase GMF is primarily driven by the health risks - the environmental concerns were largely unimportant. The impact of information provision on GMF acceptance proved positive, suggesting information and education to be the main channels of creating public acceptance. The intrinsic interest regarding information related to GMF had an adverse impact on the perception of GMF morality. The benefits of the GMF proved unrelated to the GMF acceptance, indicating the gap in the information campaign. The research provides valuable insights for policymakers, public health professionals, and market researchers to communicate the GMF agenda effectively to the general public.
This study aimed to determine the differences in the frequency of, reasons for, and barriers to purchasing organic food among the inhabitants of the Visegrád Group member states. The selection of the countries for the study was dictated by the fact that the countries of Central and Eastern Europe play the role of a niche market in the European organic food market. This research employed the method of a diagnostic survey and the discriminant function. A chi-squared test, ANOVA, and Fisher's Post Hoc LSD test were also used to present differences in individual groups. This research shows that respondents from Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia were guided by similar behaviors regarding the purchase of organic food. However, the attitudes of the respondents slightly differed between countries. In the case of the reasons for choosing organic food, the most important thing was that it is non-genetically modified food, especially for Polish consumers. The following were also mentioned: lack of chemical compounds (Slovaks and Czechs), high health value of such food (Czechs and Slovaks), and excellent taste (Hungarians). The most critical barriers against purchasing are the price (Poles and Hungarians), difficult access (Poles and Hungarians), and the short expiry time of such products (Slovaks).
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- biopotraviny * MeSH
- chování spotřebitelů * MeSH
- chuť MeSH
- dostupnost zdravé stravy MeSH
- geneticky modifikované potraviny MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nutriční hodnota MeSH
- obchod MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- samostatný způsob života psychologie MeSH
- skladování potravin MeSH
- zdravý životní styl MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Maďarsko MeSH
- Polsko MeSH
- Slovenská republika MeSH
Jídlo hrálo vždy zásadní roli v evoluci lidstva. Historicky se zformovaly kulturní vzorce ve stravování a potravní strategie přežití, které jsou v současné době v krizi především v důsledku industrializace výroby jídla a její globalizace. Nastupuje strach z nečistého, který v ko- relaci s dalšími determinantami ekologického, sociálního, ekonomického i morálního typu zásadně mění vztah lidí k jídlu. Tato odborná studie si klade za cíl analyzovat a popsat nové možné podoby vztahu člověka k jídlu z hlediska Antropologie jídla.
Food has always had a fundamental role in the evolution of humankind. Cultural patterns and food survival strategies have been formed historically, but are currently in crisis mainly due to the industrialization of food production and its globalization. There is a fear of the unclean, which, in correlation with other determinants of ecological, social, economic and moral type, fundamentally changes the relationship of people to food. This study aims to analyze and describe new possible forms of human relationship to food in terms of Anthropology of Food.
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- biopotraviny MeSH
- dieta makrobiotická MeSH
- dieta veganská trendy MeSH
- dieta vegetariánská trendy MeSH
- geneticky modifikované potraviny MeSH
- jedlý hmyz MeSH
- kulturní antropologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- obaly potravin MeSH
- omezení příjmu potravy MeSH
- preference v jídle * MeSH
- selektivita při příjmu potravy MeSH
- stravovací zvyklosti * MeSH
- syrová strava MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
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- geneticky modifikované potraviny normy MeSH
- geneticky modifikované rostliny genetika MeSH
- zemědělství zákonodárství a právo MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- alternativní diety, anti-aging medicína,
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- biopotraviny MeSH
- dietoterapie MeSH
- dlouhověkost * fyziologie MeSH
- energetický příjem MeSH
- fytosteroly MeSH
- geneticky modifikované potraviny ekonomika MeSH
- hladovění MeSH
- interakce bylin a léků MeSH
- komplementární terapie * metody MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- náhražky tuků analýza MeSH
- omega-3 mastné kyseliny terapeutické užití MeSH
- pověry psychologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
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- bezpečnost potravin MeSH
- chuťové esence MeSH
- dusitan sodný analýza normy MeSH
- geneticky modifikované potraviny MeSH
- kvalita jídla MeSH
- masné výrobky analýza normy MeSH
- označování potravin MeSH
- polyfosfáty analýza normy MeSH
- potravinářská barviva MeSH
- potravinářská technologie metody normy MeSH
- potravinářské konzervační látky analýza normy MeSH
- potravinářské přísady * MeSH
Most research on consumer attitudes does not consider that attitudes are likely influenced by people with whom we have some relationship even though socioeconomic, psychological and political theories recognize the importance of referent individuals' opinions in attitude formation. Knowledge on the role of referent individuals' opinions in attitude formation could improve the understanding of consumer acceptance of foods frequently associated with health or other concerns. This article examines the association of attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops and foods between young adults and their referent individuals using data collected in 2016 via surveys from the Czech Republic, Russia and Ukraine. Loglinear models of cell counts in contingency tables reveal a positive association of GM food attitudes between young adults and their referent individuals. This association was stronger in Russia and the Czech Republic than it was in Ukraine and stronger between female young adults and their referent individuals than between males and their referent individuals. Concordance in GM food attitudes with mothers is significantly stronger than concordance with best friends but not significantly different from concordance with fathers.
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- chování spotřebitelů * MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- geneticky modifikované potraviny * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- postoj ke zdraví * MeSH
- sexuální faktory MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- klinické zkoušky MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Rusko MeSH
- Ukrajina MeSH
Vzhledem k tomu, že se v mlékárenském průmyslu ze strany německých odběratelů výrazně zvýšila poptávka po surovinách, které prokazatelně nejsou geneticky modifikované, sepsal Spolek pro komodity a krmiva český dobrovolný standard pro výrobu a produkty bez genetické modifikace, který svým obsahem koresponduje se zahraničními standardy. Produkty, ve kterých se prokazatelně nevyskytují GMO, nesou označení podléhající tomuto standardu. Společnosti, které si přejí mít své potraviny označené logem „Bez GMO“ musí splňovat určité specifikace. Podniky produkující suroviny, potraviny a krmiva bez genetických modifikací jsou kategorizovány podle rizikovosti kontaminace produktů geneticky modifikovaným materiálem. Vydání Standardu „Bez GMO“ má vliv nejen na spotřebitele, ale i na ekonomiku a životní prostředí.
As the demand from German milk industry buyers significantly increased for raw materials proven not to be genetically modified, the Association for Commodities and Feeds wrote a voluntary Czech standard for production and products without genetic modification, which corresponds to foreign standards. Products which can demonstrate that they are free from genetically modified organisms are labelled with this standard. Companies that wish to have their food marked “Non GMO” must meet certain specifications. Undertakings producing raw materials, food and feed without genetic modification are categorized according to the risk of contamination of products with genetically modified material. The release of the Standard “Non GMO” has an impact not only on consumers, but also on the economy and the environment.
Climatic changes, deficiency of arable land and a steady growth of population belong to the main problems of these days that lead to lack of food sources. This global problem can be partly solved by methods of genetic engineering, which are one of the most important instruments of biotechnologies. Genetic engineering enables the enables gaining of characteristics, the transfer of which, by methods of classic breeding, would not be possible or would take a few decades. To this day a wide variety of crops resistant to, e.g., insects, viruses, herbicides or abiotic stress was prepared. Special importance is placed on nutritionally enhanced plants or plants with remediation ability. In this review we focus on the most discussed transgenic plants, grown and consumed by millions of people, their advantages and benefits for the human health and the environment, as well as disadvantages or overlooked flaws.
