From public to private safety regulation? The case of negotiated agreements in the French fresh produce import industry

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-427

  Codron, Jean Marie ^a   Fares, M'hand ^a   Rouvière, Elodie ^a  

^a UMR MOISA   (France)

Author keywords

Food safety; Fresh produce; Imports; Monitoring; Voluntary approaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248162856     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2007.012845     Document Type: Article

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