by piecenter | Dec 17, 2014 | Easy as PIE, Recorded
What are the food safety actions that Floridians do and do not practice? What food safety issues are Floridians concerned about? What do people think about the safety of organic or local food? Join this session to learn the answers to these questions and more about...
by piecenter | Dec 9, 2014 | Food, Green Divide
Floridians are not confident in their understanding of the science of genetically modified food but the majority are interested in learning more on the topic. This presents an educational opportunity for University Extension, commodity groups, and biotechnology...
by piecenter | Dec 9, 2014 | Food, Green Divide
On average, Americans report spending $151 on food for their family each week, and the average household spends around 13% of its income on food (Mendes, 2012; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014). While Americans spend less of their money on food today compared to...
by piecenter | Dec 9, 2014 | Food, Green Divide
While many Floridians don’t plan to purchase genetically modified food, survey results indicate that they may not have the knowledge necessary to act on that intention. The most common genetically modified fruits and vegetables produced at the commercial scale and...
by piecenter | Dec 9, 2014 | Food, Green Divide
Soybeans, corn, canola, cotton, and sugar beets are the most common genetically modified crops (Byrne et al., 2014). It is estimated that 60-70% of processed food items in the supermarket contain an ingredient derived from one of these crops such as cornstarch,...
