Food biotechnology: consumer perceptions of food biotechnology - summary of key findings for India
The study conducted by AFIC on how consumers in India perceive the use of biotechnology to produce foods. It reveals that the most common food safety concern are pesticide residues, food poisoning, and food from unknown source.
Genetically modified foods will most likely become an increasing feature of the Asian diet in light of the region's growing demand for high volumes of quality food. The Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) conducted this consumer research to provide insights on how consumers in Asia perceive the use of biotechnology to produce foods and how likely consumers are to accept the various benefits biotechnology derived foods may
bring. The surveyed were conducted in 5 major cities in 5 different countries included Beijing, New Delhi, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo. This summary report focused on individual country findings - India.