This statistic shows the reasons consumers think genetically modified foods should be labeled in Canada as of August 2015. During the survey, 87 percent of the respondents stated they wanted to know what is in the food they are eating.
Reasons consumers think genetically modified foods should be labeled in Canada as of August 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Want to know what's in the food I'm eating
87%
Concerned that not enough research has been done on the long-term health and environmental impacts of genetically modified food
58%
Safety concerns
55%
Lack of transparency in the government's approval process for genetically modified food
47%
Concerned that genetically modified food is not natural
46%
Concerned that genetically modified foods give large companies too much control over the food chain
46%
Concerned about the environmental effects of genetically modified food
45%
Ethical concerns about genetically modifying plants and animals
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Ipsos. (September 29, 2015). Reasons consumers think genetically modified foods should be labeled in Canada as of August 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/473833/reasons-consumers-think-genetically-modified-foods-should-be-labeled-canada/
Ipsos. "Reasons consumers think genetically modified foods should be labeled in Canada as of August 2015." Chart. September 29, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/473833/reasons-consumers-think-genetically-modified-foods-should-be-labeled-canada/
Ipsos. (2015). Reasons consumers think genetically modified foods should be labeled in Canada as of August 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/473833/reasons-consumers-think-genetically-modified-foods-should-be-labeled-canada/
Ipsos. "Reasons Consumers Think Genetically Modified Foods Should Be Labeled in Canada as of August 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/473833/reasons-consumers-think-genetically-modified-foods-should-be-labeled-canada/
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Reasons consumers think genetically modified foods should be labeled in Canada as of August 2015 [Graph], Ipsos, September 29, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/473833/reasons-consumers-think-genetically-modified-foods-should-be-labeled-canada/
