The signaling effect of mandatory labels on genetically engineered food

Food Policy

Volumn 49, Issue P1, 2014, Pages 259-267

  Costanigro, Marco ^a   Lusk, Jayson L ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Experiment; GMO; Labeling; Signal; Survey

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENT; FOOD POLICY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; SURVEY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84908007663     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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