Organic food quality: A framework for concept, definition and evaluation from the European perspective

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2760-2765

  Kahl, Johannes ^a   Baars, Ton ^a   Bügel, Susanne ^b   Busscher, Nicolaas ^a   Huber, Machteld ^c   Kusche, Daniel ^a   Rembiałkowska, Ewa ^d   Schmid, Otto ^e   Seidel, Kathrin ^e   Taupier Letage, Bruno ^f   Velimirov, Alberta ^g   Załȩcka, Aneta ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^f Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique   (France)

^g FiBL Research Institute of Organic Agriculture   (Austria)

Author keywords

Concept; Definition; Food; Organic; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; STANDARD;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD, ORGANIC; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872597200     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5640     Document Type: Article

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