消费者转基因食品认知情况调查与思考

Survey and Cognitive Situation on Consumers towards Genetically Modified Food

随着生物技术的发展,转基因食品也在不断进入人们的生活,明确了解转基因食品标识现状和消费者对转基因食品的认知情况将有助于转基因食品市场的发展。笔者通过对石家庄市城区几家大型超市的实地调查以及对普通消费者的问卷调查,探究石家庄市食品市场上转基因食品标识现状以及消费者对转基因食品认知情况和购买意愿,并由此引发了对消费者知情选择权的思考。结果表明,转基因食品在市场上的标识情况还比较混乱,对玉米、大豆、番茄及马铃薯等相关食品的调查结果显示,15.7%的相关食品标识为转基因,11.4%标识为非转基因,70%以上的相关食品没有"是否转基因"的标识。结果还显示76.0%的被调查者不知道是否有管理转基因农产品的法规,并且67.9%的被调查者表示愿意了解转基因食品的相关知识。该调查结果从一个侧面反映了中国中小城市普通消费者对转基因产品的认知情况,也说明了转基因食品的概念在普通消费者人群还有很多空白,该调查研究可为转基因食品市场规范发展提供依据。

With the development of biotechnology,genetically modified foods are widely going into our life. To understand better the consumer＇s cognitive views of genetically modified （GM） food labelling will provide the advancing helps for the GM food markets. In order to know the consumer＇s purchase intention about the GM food,a survey was carried out in several supermarkets in Shijiazhuang. The results showed that there still had some confuse on the GM food identification. Only 15.7% related corn,soybean,tomato and potato food products were given the GM description,11.4% was labeled non transgenic food,and more than 70% was not provided any transgenic information. Moreover,67.9% respondents would like to know some information about transgenic products. This result will provide some helps for the GM food development in the market. Furthermore,some considering of informed choice on GM food for consumers was discussed.