The European Union and the Regulation of Food Traceability: From Risk Management to Informed Choice?

International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 23-42

  Arienzo, Alessandro ^a   Coff, Christian ^b   Barling, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Centre for Ethics and Law   (Denmark)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; European Union; Food Safety; International Standard Organization; Traceability System

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101989677     PISSN: 15703010     EISSN: 22151737     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8524-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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