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Risk Perception Papers and Documents
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| ID | Author(s) | Title / Description | Publication Date |
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| 1527 | Food Safety Department, World Health Organization (WHO) |
WHO Study on Modern Food Biotechnology, Human Health and Development URL: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/biotech/who_study/en/ Format:   Review of information related to the effects of food biotechnology on human health and development. Includes discussion of use, research and development, risk and safety assessment, capacity building, food security issues, and social and ethical concerns such as public perception, labeling, and consumer choice. A questionnaire that was completed by stakeholders is available to view.  view details
Source: Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne Diseases, World Health Organization
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20050623Jun 23, 2005 |
| 6239 | UMR Research |
Food Safety and the New Zealand Public: a 2005 Quantitative Study URL: http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/food-safety-topics/consumer-surveys/umr2005surveybackgroundpage.htm Format: Report of a survey study of consumers' views on food safety issues in New Zealand. view details
Source: New Zealand Food Safety Authority
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20050500May 2005 |
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Risk: Challenges, Research and Social Implications URL: http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/embor/journal/v5/n1s/index.html Format: Papers in this issue address topics related to risk. Papers include "The risks of eating and drinking"/Wilkinson, Susan B.T., Rowe, Gene, and Lambert, Nigel; "The real and perceived risks of genetically modified organisms"/Torgersen, Helge; "Hormesis: a revolution in toxicology, risk assessment and medicine"/Calabrese, Edward J.; "Science in a political environment"/Weingart, Peter; "When even the 'best-laid' plans go wrong"/McComas, Katherine; and more. view details
Source: EMBO Reports, Vol. 5, Suppl. 1, Oct. 2004./Nature Publishing Group
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20041000Oct 2004 | |
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Special Issue: Controversies Over the Adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms URL: http://www.bepress.com/jafio/vol2/iss2/ Format: This special issue of the Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization includes the following articles: "Controversies Over the Adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms: An Overview of the Special Issue"/Schmitz, Andrew; "GMOs: Prospects for Productivity Increases in Developing Countries"/Evenson, Robert E.; "Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights"/Zilberman, David; Ameden, Holly; Graff, Gregory; Qaim, Matin; "Europe's Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology: Precaution or Trade Distortion?"/Sheldon, Ian; "Genetically Modified Food Standards as Trade Barriers: Harmonization, Compromise, and Sub-Global Agreements"/Tothova, Monika and Oehmke, James F.; "Did StarLink Reduce Import Demand for Corn?"/Schmitz, Troy G; Schmitz, Andrew; Moss, Charles B.; "Genetically Modified Organisms: Rights to Use Commodity Names and the Lemons Problem"/Gray, Richard; Moss, Charles B.; Schmitz, Andrew; "Consumer's Resistance to Genetically Modified Foods: The Role of Information in an Uncertain Environment"/Huffman, Wallace E.; Rousu, Matthew; Shogren, Jason F.; Tegene, Abebayehu; "Effects of Information on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for GM-Corn-Fed Beef"/Li, Quan; McCluskey, Jill J.; Wahl, Thomas I. Access to the full text of the articles may require subscription. view details
Source: Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2004./Berkeley Electronic Press
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| 2624 | Ropeik, D.; Slovic, P. |
Risk Communication: A Neglected Tool in Protecting Public Health URL: http://www.hcra.harvard.edu/rip/risk_in_persp_June2003.pdf Format: This article discusses risk communication issues, including risk perception factors, the implications to public health, and the importance of effective risk communication. view details
Source: Risk in Perspective, Vol. 11, Issue 2, June 2003./Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard University
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20030600Jun 2003 |
| 1702 | Kava, R. |
Low-Fact Diet: The Acrylamide Case URL: http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.163/news_detail.asp Format: This article describes the importance of effective communication to the public's perception of risk. It uses the recent findings on the presence of acrylamide in foods as an example of how study results may be prematurely reported as hard facts, causing high levels of what may be unfounded concern in the public sector. view details
Source: American Council on Science and Health
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20020620Jun 20, 2002 |
| 1739 | Ralston, K.; Brent, C.P.; Starke Y.; Riggins, T.; Lin, C.T.J. |
Consumer Food Safety Behavior: A Case Study in Hamburger Cooking and Ordering URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer804/ Format: Report on the changing attitudes of consumers towards hamburger doneness, as seen through their home preparation and hamburger ordering behaviors. It discusses the reasons for the changes, the savings in medical costs for foodborne illness as a result of the changes, and the effects of the findings on future food safety education practices. Data is provided in tables on hamburger color, hamburger doneness, consumer knowledge and attitudes, demographic characteristics, and more. An appendix is provided entitled "An Economic Model of Risk and Palatability in Doneness Choice". view details
Source: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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20020500May 2002 |
| 1410 | Coleman, R.J. |
Communicating Risk to Consumers URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/library/speeches/speech133_en.pdf Format: Address given at the Interim Scientific Advisory Forum in Brussels, Belgium on October 30, 2001. This talk addresses the importance of risk communication in ensuring consumer confidence in the food supply, and outlines guidelines for risk communication. view details
Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission
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20011030Oct 30, 2001 |
| 5196 | Smith, N. |
Seeds of Opportunity: an Assessment of the Benefits, Safety, and Oversight of Plant Genomics and Agricultural Biotechnology URL: http://www.house.gov/science/smithreport_041300.pdf Format: Informational report that summarizes findings from three hearings of the Subcommittee on Basic Research held during the First Session of the 106th Congress. Includes discussion of the oversight of agricultural biotechnology, benefits and risks, regulation, and more. Appendices include "List of Findings and Recommendations" and more. view details
Source: House Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives
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20000413Apr 13, 2000 |
| 349 | Fischhoff, B.; Downs, J.S. |
Communicating Foodborne Disease Risk URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol3no4/fischof.htm Format: Article discusses risk communication and risk perception as related to foodborne disease risk. view details
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, No. 4, October-December 1997, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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19971000Oct 1997 |
| 352 | Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) |
Risk Communication: Working with Individuals and Communities to Weigh the Odds URL: http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/prevrpt/Archives/95fm1.htm Format: Guidelines for risk communication in communities. view details
Source: Prevention Report, Feb/Mar 1995, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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19950200Feb 1995 |
| 451 | Division of Health Education, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) |
Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices URL: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html Format: This primer discusses principles and approaches for health risk communication. view details
Source: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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