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Organic Production and Food Quality : a Down to Earth Analysis.

The internet is rife with biased and unsubstantiated claims from the organic industry, and the treatment of issues such as food safety and quality by the media ("if it bleeds, it leads") tends to have a negative impact on consumer perceptions about conventional food. Until recently, more a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blair, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Arnes, AI : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The internet is rife with biased and unsubstantiated claims from the organic industry, and the treatment of issues such as food safety and quality by the media ("if it bleeds, it leads") tends to have a negative impact on consumer perceptions about conventional food. Until recently, more and more consumers in many countries were opting to buy organic food over conventional food, resulting in a radical shift in food retailing. This was due to concerns over chemical residues, food poisoning resulting in recalls, food scares such as "mad-cow" disease, issues like gene-modified (GM foods), antibio.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (298 pages)
ISBN:9781118244982
1118244982