Do environmental attitudes and food technology neophobia affect perceptions of the benefits of nanotechnology

摘要: In recent years, a significant amount of research has focussed on the analysis consumers' aversion to new technologies in food production and processing. At same time, shown that environmental attitudes may be related purchasing behaviour consumers. This paper presents result an investigation into Canadian towards nanotechnology, general, applications industry. The relationship between technology neophobia scale, nanotechnology is examined. results suggest explaining for packaging foods. Environmental are important respondents' general but not or applications. Survey views role science society (makes worse better off) more determinant than whether they had heard prior survey.