Genetically modified food standards as trade barriers: Harmonization, compromise, and sub-global agreements

Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-90

  Tothova, Monika ^a   Oehmke, James F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetically modified; Genetically modified food; Genetically modified organism; GM; GMO; Standards; Trade; Trade agreements; World Trade Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844350070     PISSN: 15420485     EISSN: 15420485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-0485.1062     Document Type: Review

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