Alimentos transgênicos na perspectiva do Parintinense: uma análise sobre as mudanças alimentares

Abstract

Given the transformations in society and changes in eating habits, the production and consumption of transgenic foods have been growing and consolidating in the food area. Thus, it becomes necessary to know if the foods transgenics are consumed randomly or consumers have information enough of the products they are buying. Inform and make the academic community and society in general regarding this type food and with the purpose of contributing to a better quality of life; so our main objective is to investigate the level of information of the consumers in relation to transgenic foods in the city of Parintins-AM. A literature review was carried out, and through the case study method and the qualitative and quantitative approach, interviews were conducted, with questionnaires and observations in locu, in a supermarket in the urban area of ​​the city. Based theoretical we have the contributions of Carneiro (2003), Costa; Schor (2013), Estimate CCP et al (2009), Tatiana Schor et al (2015), Reis et al (2016) among others. The information that consumers demonstrate when buying transgenic food, they are still somewhat deficient, because of the lack of knowledge to respect of this type of genetically modified food. Because of these factors, people, supermarket customers still do not know how to recognize this type of food, and the doubts whether or not these products are bad for your health are big ones. Therefore, it becomes imperative to create information mechanisms, the respect for the production, origin, circulation and consumption of transgenic foods, and that this information reaches everyone.