The effect of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) on consumer preferences and acceptance of bioengineered and gene-edited food

IF 6.8 1区经济学 Q1 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102770

Vincenzina Caputo , Valerie Kilders , Jayson L. Lusk

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Abstract

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard in the United States mandates the disclosure of foods with bioengineered ingredients. However, some gene-edited foods are excluded from the Standard. This study explores consumer preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for bioengineered and gene-edited foods, with a focus on romaine lettuce, in a multi-product specific design where they are compared to conventional, organic, and non-GMO alternatives. Our analysis includes three disclosure formats: the BE label, text, and QR code. We also determine the impact of information-seeking behavior on consumer valuations and the factors influencing such behaviors. Findings reveal a preference for conventional, organic, and non-GMO products over gene-edited and bioengineered options. However, the BE label is identified as the most favored disclosure method. In fact, under the BE disclosure, and particularly among information seekers, WTP for gene-edited and bioengineered products sometimes exceed WTP for conventional options. The study discusses policy implications regarding how disclosure formats and access to information can influence consumer perceptions and acceptance of new food technologies.

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国家生物工程食品披露标准（NBFDS）对消费者偏好和接受生物工程和基因编辑食品的影响

美国的国家生物工程食品披露标准要求披露含有生物工程成分的食品。然而，一些基因编辑食品被排除在标准之外。本研究探讨了消费者对生物工程和基因编辑食品的偏好和支付意愿（WTP），重点是长叶莴苣，在多产品特定设计中，将它们与传统、有机和非转基因替代品进行比较。我们的分析包括三种披露格式：BE标签、文本和QR码。我们还确定了信息寻求行为对消费者评价的影响以及影响这种行为的因素。研究结果显示，与基因编辑和生物工程产品相比，人们更喜欢传统的、有机的和非转基因产品。然而，BE标签被认为是最受欢迎的披露方法。事实上，根据BE的披露，特别是在信息寻求者中，基因编辑和生物工程产品的WTP有时超过了传统选择的WTP。该研究讨论了披露格式和信息获取如何影响消费者对新食品技术的看法和接受程度的政策含义。

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来源期刊

Food Policy 管理科学-农业经济与政策

CiteScore

11.40

自引率

4.60%

发文量

128

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Food Policy is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research and novel evidence on issues in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies for the food sector in developing, transition, and advanced economies. Our main focus is on the economic and social aspect of food policy, and we prioritize empirical studies informing international food policy debates. Provided that articles make a clear and explicit contribution to food policy debates of international interest, we consider papers from any of the social sciences. Papers from other disciplines (e.g., law) will be considered only if they provide a key policy contribution, and are written in a style which is accessible to a social science readership.