Consumer rights to informed choice on the food market

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-72

  Beekman, Volkert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer concerns; Food ethics; Informed choice; Liberalism; Traceability

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949147020     PISSN: 13862820     EISSN: 15728447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10677-007-9075-5     Document Type: Article

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