Consumer information and labeling

US Programs Affecting Food and Agricultural Marketing

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 349-373

  Lusk, Jayson L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84980594114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4930-0_13     Document Type: Chapter

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