Labelling is an important cue for consumers as it helps to quickly communicate information about a product or production process. However, the majority of labels on the market are binary, such as labels that indicate whether a product was produced using animal welfare friendly standards or not....

Nach den aktuellen Erkenntnissen der nutztierwissenschaftlichen Forschung rekurriert das Verständnis von Animal Welfare auf vier Kriterien: Haltungssystem, Management, Tiergesundheit und Tierverhalten (KEELING und KJÆRNES, 2009). Es ist jedoch unklar, inwieweit sich dieses Verständnis auch in...

In recent years in the course of product differentiation more and more dairy products have been introduced promising additional benefits for consumers. The present article analyses the consumers' understanding of the products alpine milk and pasture-raised milk by means of two empirical studies....

Due to increasing health consciousness among consumers, there is an ever-growing demand for food and beverages with health-improving components. Not only 'light' and low fat products are in demand, but increasingly so-called well-being products and food which can prevent certain diseases. The...

A key challenge in this century is to ensure safe food for a growing global population while limiting environmental impacts and addressing climate change. Although pesticides ensure high yields, there are downsides to their intensive use, including negative effects on the environment, such as...

Today, the food sector is largely excluded from climate protection policies. Nevertheless, the food sector is responsible for about 20 per cent of greenhouse gases. Food policies could substantially contribute to the EU’s ambitious climate goals. Currently, the debate on CO2‐e labelling is...

Ernährungsarmut wird als Problem in Deutschland weitgehend vernachlässigt. Von materieller Ernährungsarmut betroffen sind Menschen, denen es aufgrund fehlender finanzieller Mittel nicht möglich ist, sich gesundheitsfördernd zu ernähren. Etwa 3,5 % der Bevölkerung (rund drei Millionen...

Kurzstellungnahme der Wissenschaftlichen Beiräte für Agrarpolitik (WBA) und für Düngungsfragen (WBD) beim Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) und des Sachverständigenrates für Umweltfragen der Bundesregierung (SRU) zur Novellierung der...

Opinion of the Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy and of the Scientific Advisory Board on Fertiliser Issues respectively, at the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, as well as the German Advisory Council on the Environment, regarding the amendment of the...