Responding public demand for assurance of genetically modified crops: Case from Japan

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-56

  Nishizawa, Mariko ^a   Renn, Ortwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consensus conference; GM crops; Japan; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FOOD PRODUCTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONSENSUS CONFERENCE; FOOD VARIETIES; GM CROPS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

FARM CROPS; JAPAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 29744436837     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870500166815     Document Type: Article

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