Organic food claims in Europe

Food Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Kahl, Johannes ^a   Van Der Burgt, Geert Jan ^b   Kusche, Daniel ^a   Bügel, Susanne ^c   Busscher, Nicolaas ^a   Hallmann, Ewelina ^d   Kretzschmar, Ursula ^e   Ploeger, Angelika ^a   Rembialkowska, Ewa ^d   Huber, Machteld ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 78049262201     PISSN: 00156639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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