Are United States Consumers Tolerant of Genetically Modified Foods?

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2004-01-01
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Rousu, Matthew
Huffman, Wallace
Shogren, Jason
Tegene, Abebayehu
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Controversy surrounds the introduction of genetically modified foods. One key issue relates to tolerance levels-the impurity rate tolerated before a commodity must be labeled. Currently, the United States has not defined a tolerance level for genetically modified foods. This paper uses data from experimental auctions to test whether consumers prefer foods with 0, 1, or 5% tolerance levels for genetically modified material. We conclude consumers would pay less for food that tolerates genetically modified material, but find no evidence that consumers' place different values on foods with 1 and 5% genetically modified content.

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This article is from Review of Agricultural Economics 26 (2004): 19, doi: 10.1111/j. 1467-9353.2003.00159.x.

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