Trust also might influence whether people pursue self-interest or group gain (Gupta & Ogden, 2009). Specifically, trust in the source of environmental marketing claims might explain variations in consumers’ pro-environmental behavior. Albayrak et al. (2011), investigating the influence of consumer skepticism toward environmental claims and environment concerns, find that consumers with high environmental concern and low skepticism display environmentally friendly behavior. Skepticism is multidimensional and comprises aspects of trust. In support of Albayrak et al. (2011) findings,trust has been recognized as a basic precondition for environmental conscious consumers to engage in pro-environmental behavior. In a food context, we thus argue that people’s trust in government and food scientists influences the degree to which they intend to purchase abnormal food, according to their levels of environmental concern. Social trust tends to be high in China, and recent food scares have galvanized people’s trust in governmental bodies . However, people vary in their level of trust , so we hypothesize: