USING INFORMATIONAL LABELING TO INFLUENCE THE MARKET FOR QUALITY IN FOOD PRODUCTS

In the United States, the federal government is increasingly using requirements for informational labeling on food products to influence 1) consumers' knowledge and purchasing patterns and 2) manufacturers' product offerings and marketing practices. We discuss the economic rationale behind these regulations and issues related to judging their success or failure.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Caswell, Julie A. ; Mojduszka, Eliza M.
Institutions:	Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Subject:	Food labeling \| food quality \| food safety \| information \| Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Working papers Number 25989
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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