消費者對基因改造食品之認知度調查與分析   全文下載

Analysis and Survey of Consumers` Perception of Genetically Modified Foods

為了解民眾對於基因改造食品相關認知及態度，食藥署於107年委託財團法人台灣經濟研究院執行「基因改造食品之政策分析、食品安全議題及強化風險溝通能力」計畫，並完成「107年度消費者對於『基因改造食品』認知與態度調查統計」。此調查內容主要分為兩部分，「消費者對於基因改造食品之認知」以及「消費者對於基因改造食品所採取之態度」。結果顯示民眾對於基改食品具有一定的認知，且訊息來源主要為「網路」及「電視」，因此政府應多藉由上述兩種管道傳遞正確基改知識。問卷結果亦顯示消費者對於基改食品的疑慮主要在於產品的安全性，若政府能讓民眾了解基改食品的食用安全性等同非基改食品的話，即可減少民眾對於基改食品的負面看法。另外調查中也發現，相較於女性及年紀較大之族群，年輕族群對於基改技術的應用抱持較開放的態度，接受度也較高。

In order to understand the public's perceptions and attitudes toward genetically modified foods, TFDA commissioned Taiwan Institute of Economic Research to implement the project - “A Study on Policies, Food Safety Issues, and Risk Communication in Genetically Modification Food” in 2018 and complete the consumers' statistics on the perception and attitude toward “GMO foods”. The questionnaire is divided into two main parts, “Consumer's Knowledge of Genetically Modified Foods” and “Consumer's Attitude towards Genetically Modified Foods”. The results show that the public has a certain understanding of the genetically modified food, and the information is mainly obtained from the internet and TV. Hence, the government should spread the correct knowledge through these two channels. The survey also reveals that consumers' primary concerns about GM foods are the safety of products. If the public understand that the food safety of GM foods is equivalent to non-GM foods, the negative views on GM foods would definitely decline. In addition, compared with women and the elders, the younger generation has more open attitude and higher acceptance towards the application of the genetically modifying technology.