An analysis of US oyster demand and the influence of labeling requirements

Marine Resource Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-33

  Dedah, Cheikhna ^a   Keithly Jr , Walter R ^a   Kazmierczak Jr , Richard F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand analysis; Food safety event; Oysters; Warning labels

Indexed keywords

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 79954506052     PISSN: 07381360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5950/0738-1360-26.1.17     Document Type: Article

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