The goal of this project, sponsored by the Adolphe Merkle Institute, was to identify through surveys and interviews the Swiss public’s opinion and level of knowledge about nanoparticles in food. Nanoparticles are particles on the nanoscale engineered and intentionally added to food to improve its properties. The results indicated that the public conflates nanoparticles intentionally added to food with microplastics. The recommendation was to emphasize in the media the distinction between intentional nanoparticles and polluting microplastics.

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Creator

• Bogdanovich, Marika
• Harter, Rayna L.

Subject

• Community
• Inclusion

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 4421
• E-project-101520-192916

Keyword

• Switzerland
• Nanoparticles
• Food
• Public Perception

Advisor

• Currier, Blake Hoag
• Brisson, Ulrike

Year

• 2020

Center

• Zurich, Switzerland Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Adolphe Merkle Institute

Date created

• 2020-10-15

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-01