Organic as a Heuristic Cue: What Spanish Consumers Mean by Organic Foods

By Manuela Vega-Zamora, F. J. Torres-Ruiz, E. M. Murgado-Armenteros, Manuel Parras-Rosa. 2014

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I do it, but don't tell anyone! Personal values, personal and social norms: Can social media play a role in changing pro-environmental behaviours? (2016, result): “This partially supports other studies that show contradictory findings (Vega-Zamora et al., 2014).”
Eat organic – Feel good? The relationship between organic food consumption, health concern and subjective wellbeing (2018, background): “…research showing that healthiness constitutes one of the principal purchasing motives for organic food (Bauer et al., 2013; Magnusson et al., 2003; Vega-Zamora et al., 2014; Zanoli & Naspetti, 2002), particularly because of its wholesomeness and absence of chemicals (Schifferstein & Ophuis, 1998).”
Labeling Food Processes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (2017, background): “For example, Vega-Zamora et al. (2014) found that Spanish consumers used the label “organic” as a broad signal of higher quality, even though 6This quote is taken from a reply to the article by Claar and Haight (2015), who clearly disagree.”