Using informational labeling to influence the market for quality in food products
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In the United States, the federal government is increasingly using requirements for informational labeling on food products to influence 1) consumers' knowledge and purchasing patterns and 2) manufacturers' product offerings and marketing practices. We discuss the economic rationale behind these regulations and issues related to judging their success or failure.
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Food safety, packaging, process, and nutritional value are among the most investigated food product quality attributes.
“food safety, packaging, process, and nutritional value are among the most investigated food product quality attributes [35,36,37]”
From Consumer Understanding of Food Quality, Healthiness, and Environmental Impact: A Cross-National Perspective (2019) · cites this paper as [35]
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- Authors
- Caswell, J. A., & Mojduszka, E. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1996-12
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1248-1253
- ISSN
- 0002-9092 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8276
- OpenAlex
- W2158302711
- Cited by
- 790
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 38 · 2014: 41 · 2013: 34 · 2012: 40
- FWCI
- 7.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ageconsearch.umn.edu
- Locations
- American Journal of Agricultural Economics (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
- AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Keywords
- food quality, quality signaling, food markets, consumer information, product differentiation
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