MAP20071505227 GM foods and the misperception of risk perception / Gorge Gaskell... [et al.] Assumptions about the bases of opposition to genetically modified (GM) foods need to be reconsidered. From the expert's viewpoint, GM food is an innovation with obvious benefits. Opposition is seen as the result of exaggerated risk perception. Hence, policy responses have been directed toward allaying public anxieties about any possible risks En: Risk analysis : an international journal. - New York and London. - February 2004 ; p. 185-194 1. Alimentos transgénicos . 2. Productos alimenticios . 3. Sector agroalimentario . 4. Biotecnología . 5. Comportamiento del consumidor . 6. Percepción del riesgo . I. Gaskell, George . II. Título. III. Título: Risk analysis : an international journal.