Potential economic impacts of zero thresholds for unapproved GMOs: The EU case

Food Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-157

  Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas ^a   Kaufman, James ^a   Miller, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous approvals; Economic impact; GMOs; Low level presence; Soybeans; Zero thresholds

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD POLICY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOYBEAN;

EUROPE;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84896111279     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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