Governing GMOs in the USA: Science, law and public health

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1851-1855

  Yang, Y Tony ^a   Chen, Brian ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Food safety; Genetically modified organisms; Labeling

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD LABELING; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; LEGISLATION, FOOD; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84960216407     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7523     Document Type: Article

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