Can genetically modified foods be considered as a dominant design? An actor-network theory investigation of gene technology in agribusiness

British Food Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-98

  Labrecque, JoAnne ^a   Charlebois, Sylvain ^b   Spiers, Emeric ^c  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c Banque Nationale du Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture and food technology; Food; Food controls; Genetic modification

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846532642     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700710718525     Document Type: Article

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