This report describes the preparation, homogeneity study, stability study and certification of two fish bile materials: BCR-720, sediment-exposed flounder bile and BCR-721, oil-exposed plaice bile. In BCR-720 three metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are certified: 1-hydroxy...

International trade agreements have been widely criticized for their failure to promote effective regulation of international labor rights and standards. This article assesses the singular exception to this failure: the US Cambodia Textile Agreement (UCTA). The article evaluates evidence of the...

Genetically modified grains have rapidly become popular among producers across U.S. Some consumers, particularly in the EU, South Korea, and Japan, are unwilling to purchase products containing ingredients from genetically modified or transgenic crops. This paper develops a model to represent...

We document the degree to which corn producers in South Dakota follow Insect Resistance Management requirements administered by the Environmental Protection Agency. Our findings are based a survey held among a sample of 317 corn producers in South Dakota in July of 2004. Detailed results are...

Using responses from a mail survey conducted among 203 South Dakota grain elevator managers in 2002, we analyzed the degree to which the elevators were prepared to segregate non-transgenic from commodity grains. Only 17 and two percent reported having buyers inquire about segregated...