Information asymmetries and food safety in consumers' rights and the competitiveness of production system;Asimmetrie informative e sicurezza alimentare nei diritti del consumatore e nella competitività dei sistemi produttivi

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Marinelli, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food; Information; Market; Safety

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DECISION MAKING; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 84856989413     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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