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The landscape of online news regarding genetically modified foods: A cross-sectional study
Lalitha Samuel1, Sawyer I Basch2
1Department of Health Promotion and Nutrition Sciences, Lehman College of the City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA.
Background:
There has been substantial debate surrounding the use of genetically modified foods (GMFs).
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to describe the content of news articles covering GMFs.
Methods:
A search was completed on Google News using the key words "genetically modified foods" and the resulting 100 English-language news articles were analyzed for content.
Results:
Only 26% of the articles analyzed were from professional or government sources. Among all content categories, definition or explanation of GMFs with a featured product as an example had the highest coverage, being addressed in 74% of the sample. Identification of GMFs from food labels (p = .001), was significantly associated with the source of the article (p > .05).
Conclusions:
Opportunities exist for scientists, educators, and health experts to present evidence-based and science-based information, with a balanced emphasis on the risks and benefits of GMFs to help consumers to make well-informed choices.
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