Objective This proposal is based upon an earlier submission (FOODCHOICE - FP6 - 517786), revised and extended to take account of the evaluators' comments and suggestions. The prime strategic objectives are to: ??? determine the real attitudes of European consumers towards GM foods by observing their actual purchases when given the opportunity ??? note GM products offered for sale and how customers are informed by labelling, price, supplementary information, position and prominence on the shelves ??? supplement the findings by a specific poll and focus groups ??? provide reliable evidence of genuine consumer GM food choices to food chain stakeholders to help their future planning. The exercise of consumer choice on GM foods has implications both along the food chain and for restaurateurs, schools, hospitals, residential institutions, research activities, nutritional advisers, food journalists and policy-makers. Opinion polls offer a variable picture of European consumer attitudes. Some show that many consumers are against GMOs. Other evidence suggests little real interest: when offered products labelled "GM" at a favourable price, consumers tend to buy. Do opinion polls actually provide reliable indications of consumer behaviour when presented with real rather than theoretical choices? Under new EU r??gulations, many GM food products must be labelled; increasing quantities and varieties of such products are expected to appear in EU food stores in the coming months and years. It will therefore be possible to determine what consumers actually do when buying food as distinct from what they say they will do as reported in polls. The specific objectives of the proposal will be met by: 1. tracking the introduction of labelled GM foods in 11 Member States 2. comparing and correlating in those countries the actual consumer purchases of GM foods with opinion polls of expressed intentions, local public discussions, media reports... Fields of science social sciencesmedia and communicationsjournalismagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsmicroeconomicssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommerceagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Keywords GMO food sales GMO foods consumer choice public opinion Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2004-T5.4.1.3 - Improving the quality and safety of ready-to-eat products and semi-prepared foodstuffs by the exploitation of new and innovative technologies Call for proposal FP6-2004-FOOD-3-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator KING'S COLLEGE LONDON EU contribution No data Address Strand LONDON United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BIOALLIANCE AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Hochstrasse 35-37 17 01 39 60313 FRANKFURT See on map Total cost No data ASSOCIATION BIOTRIN Czechia EU contribution No data Address Vinicna 5 PRAHA See on map Total cost No data AGENCYA EDYTOR DR ALEKSANDRA TWARDOWSKA Poland EU contribution No data Address Polna 5 104 KIEKRZ See on map Total cost No data TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING Estonia EU contribution No data Address Ehitajate tee 5 TALLINN See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION Greece EU contribution No data Address 48, Vas. Constantinou Ave. ATHENS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA, BIOTECHNICAL FACULTY Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Jamnikarjeva 101 LJUBLJANA See on map Total cost No data LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution No data Address LINKÖPING See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona BELLATERRA (CERDANYOLA DEL VALL??S) See on map Total cost No data DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Julianalaan 134 DELFT See on map Total cost No data LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Houghton Street Aldwych LONDON See on map Total cost No data EUROPABIO Belgium EU contribution No data Address Avenue de l'Armée 6 BRUSSELS See on map Total cost No data CITIGATE DEWE ROGERSON United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 3 London Wall Buildings, London Wall LONDON See on map Total cost No data BUREAU EUROPEEN DES UNIONS DE CONSOMMATEURS Belgium EU contribution No data Address Avenue de tervueren 36/4 ETTERBEEK-BRUXELLES See on map Total cost No data