Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Editorial -- Deforming mirrors converting GMOs into smog -- East versus West: acceptance of GM foods by European and Asian consumers -- Consumer perception: an analysis on second generation genetically modified foods -- To eat or not to eat? The case of genetically modified (GM) food -- GMOs and the issue of coexistence in Italy -- Hydroponics: potential for augmenting sustainable food production in non-arable regions -- Italian companies' attitude towards GM crops -- Comparative analysis of physico-chemical properties and amino acids profile of three tropical maize hybrid cultivars in Nigeria -- A structural equation model for the analysis of genetically modified foods consumption -- A multidisciplinary research agenda for the acceptance of Golden Rice.