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Title: El papel de la información en las cogniciones y percepciones hacia nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a los alimentos
Other Titles: The influence of information on cognitions and perceptions towards new food technologies
Author: Espeitx Bernat, Elena  
Cantarero Abad, Luis
Medina, F. Xavier  
Caceres Nevot, Juanjo  
Others: Universidad de Zaragoza
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Citation: Espeitx Bernat, E., Cantarero Abad, L., Medina-Luque, F. & Cáceres-Nevot, J. (2014). El papel de la información en las cogniciones y percepciones hacia nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a los alimentos. Politica y Sociedad, 51(1), 95-120. doi: 10.5209/rev_POSO.2014.v51.n1.42482
Abstract: In recent decades, new food technologies have been developed, resulting in several innovations, for instance: genetically modified foods, functional foods, conservation technologies (by irradiation, high pressure, pulsed electric field, etc...) and new applications based on nanotechnology. A large part of consumers don¿t have more than a vague idea of the characteristics of food technologies, but they often show rejection behaviors. The development of new processes and techniques incorporating benefits to food products is not easily perceived and valued by consumers, in a context where negative perceptions towards the industrialization of food production exists. Nevertheless, specific knowledge about new food technologies should be considered a key factor in attitudes shaping. In consequence, how these perceptions and attitudes vary when knowledge changes must be examined. We have analyzed this process in a set of consumers who have been transferred accurate information about two groups of food technologies: biotechnology and conservation technologies. Previously, have been investigated preexisting perceptions, knowledge and attitudes. Subsequently, written and audiovisual information have been distributed and discussed. As a result, the perception of change of prior knowledge, the reliability attributed to sources and integration of new information into existing knowledge and beliefs have been deeply investigated.
Keywords: food technologies
consumers
knowledge
attitudes
biotechnology
DOI: 10.5209/rev_poso.2014.v51.n1.42482
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Issue Date: 30-Apr-2014
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/  
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