European consumers to GM foods

Authors

  • Victoria Labajo González Universidad Pontificia Comillas

Keywords:

transgenic foods, GMO, European consumer

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to offer a view on the subject of the perception of European consumers towards the foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO). Furthermore, the article aims to identify patterns of influence of European legislation on biotechnology over the consumer’s perceptions and the role played bythe Public Administrations regarding the managing and controlling of genetic manipulationon foods.

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Published

2012-11-20

How to Cite

Labajo González, V. (2012). European consumers to GM foods. Icade. Journal of the Faculty of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas, (72), 359–371. Retrieved from https://revistas.comillas.edu/index.php/revistaicade/article/view/421

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No. 72 (2007): septiembre-diciembre

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