Persistence of health labeling information asymmetry in the united states: Historical perspectives and twenty-first century realities

Journal of Macromarketing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-207

  Kolodinsky, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer information; Food labeling; Health claims; Information asymmetry; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861511078     PISSN: 02761467     EISSN: 15526534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0276146711434829     Document Type: Article

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