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2009-09-10 | permalink
Support for GM ban slips in Wales (UK) but most shoppers stay confused
OPPOSITION to genetically modified food may be weakening, major research from Consumer Focus Wales suggests. Less than a quarter of people (24%) said they wanted GM food banned – down from 38% in 2003. But researchers for the consumer watchdog also found that confusion is high and Wales suffers from an ”information drought”. Nearly half of people questioned (48%) did not feel confident enough in their knowledge to give an opinion.
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2009-09-10 | permalink
Support for GM ban slips in Wales (UK) but most shoppers stay confused
OPPOSITION to genetically modified food may be weakening, major research from Consumer Focus Wales suggests. Less than a quarter of people (24%) said they wanted GM food banned – down from 38% in 2003. But researchers for the consumer watchdog also found that confusion is high and Wales suffers from an ”information drought”. Nearly half of people questioned (48%) did not feel confident enough in their knowledge to give an opinion.
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