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Labeling genetically modified food : the philosophical and legal debate / edited by Paul Weirich.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Weirich, Paul, 1946- editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genetically modified foods.
Food--Labeling.
Food.
Consumers' preferences.
Food, Genetically Modified.
Food Labeling.
Medical Subjects:
Food, Genetically Modified.
Food Labeling.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxi, 249 pages) : illustrations
Other Title:
Philosophical and legal debate
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Many countries require that food labels announce genetically modified (GM) ingredients, but not the US. Which policy is best? This book surveys various labelling policies and the cases for them in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary treatment.
Contents:
Introduction
A scientific perspective on labeling genetically modified food / Michael W. Pariza
Genetically-modified organisms for agricultural food production : the extent of the art and the state of the science / R. Michael Roberts
Biotechnology and the food label : a legal perspective / Frederick Degnan
Traceability and labeling of GM food and feed in the European Union / Margaret Rosso Grossman
Genetically engineered animals and the ethics of food labeling / Robert Streiffer and Alan Rubel
Mandatory GE labels and consumer autonomy / Peter Markie
Market evidence of consumer response to mandated genetically modified food labels / Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Leonie A. Marks, and Steven S. Vickner
Frankenfood free : consumer sovereignty, federal regulation and industry control in marketing and choosing food in the U.S. / Thomas O. McGarity
Regulatory barriers to consumer information / Philip G. Peters and Thomas A. Lambert
Labeling GM foods : rights, interests, enforcement, and institutional options / Clark Wolf
Different conceptions of food labels and acceptable risks : some contingent/institutional considerations in favor of labeling / Carl Cranor
Using food labels to regulate risks / Paul Weirich.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-19-029619-4
1-281-16554-9
9786611165543
0-19-804382-1
1-4356-2042-9
OCLC:
190862187

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