Attitudes toward chemicals are associated with preference for natural food

By Maria Dickson-Spillmann, Michael Siegrist, C. Keller. 2011

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The importance of food naturalness for consumers: Results of a systematic review (2017, background): “Dickson-Spillmann et al., 2011 Switzerland.”
Making sense of the "clean label" trends: A review of consumer food choice behavior and discussion of industry implications. (2017, background): “This might be because women are more sensitive than men to risk (Dickson-Spillmann et al., 2011).”
The consumer’s perception of artificial food additives: Influences on acceptance, risk and benefit perceptions (2014, background): “Dickson-Spillmann, Siegrist, and Keller (2011) found that people, who were less aware of the dose–response relationship, perceived more risk related to the use of chemicals in foods.”
Increasing organic food consumption: An integrating model of drivers and barriers (2020, background): “Corresponding risk perceptions and health beliefs have contributed to the trend in favor of organic food products observed in recent years, as consumers purchasing organic products appear to be motivated by personal as well as environmental concerns (Baker et al., 2004; Chekima et al., 2017, 2019; D”