TABLE 1.

Food technology neophobia questions.

New food technologies are something I am uncertain about

New foods are less healthy than traditional foods

The benefits of new food technologies are often grossly overstated

There are plenty of tasty foods around, so we do not need to use new food technologies to produce more

New food technologies decrease the natural quality of food

New food technologies are unlikely to have long-term negative health effects

New food technologies give people more control over their food choices

New products using new food technologies can help people have a balanced diet.

New food technologies have long-term negative environmental effects

It can be risky to switch to new food technologies too quickly

Society should not depend heavily on technologies to solve its food problems

There is no sense trying out high-tech food products because the ones I eat are already good enough

The media usually provides a balanced and unbiased view of new food technologies