Food risks may be caused by moral hazard, i.e. by opportunistic behaviour of upstream sellers who exploit the fact that many food product qualities remain uncertain to downstream buyers in the course of conventional market transactions (credence qualities). Due to this lack of market...

Food risks may be caused by moral hazard, i.e. by opportunistic behaviour of upstream sellers who exploit the fact that many food product qualities remain uncertain to downstream buyers in the course of conventional market transactions (credence qualities). Due to this lack of market...

Emphasizing the knowledge gaps and the continuing need for more regulatory research both in the food industries and other domains, we would like to conclude our introductory editorial by quoting some words of Braithwaite et al. (2007:4) that have already inspired our endeavours as editors:...