Regulating biotechnology: gm food labels

dc.contributor.author	Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-24T13:59:32Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-24T13:59:32Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.description.abstract	Market failure is the predominant justification for regulatory interventions of all kinds. Potential market failure has also been the basic argument behind calls for mandatory labeling of GM foods. However, there is little empirical evidence to suggest that any of the necessary and sufficient conditions for mandatory labeling of GM foods is satisfied. Indeed, it is possible that mandatory GM-food labeling policies installed in some countries could fail all three standard criteria used to justify regulatory intervention. The efficiency of various mandatory labeling regimes has not been sufficiently appraised. Proper methods for measuring consumer behavior and relevant social benefits from mandatory labeling have been ignored and he costs of mandatory labeling policies brushed aside.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/50008
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	NABC
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Agricultural biotechnology
dc.subject	stakeholders
dc.subject	public concern
dc.subject	risk
dc.subject	sustainability
dc.subject	labeling
dc.subject	patents
dc.subject	intellectual property
dc.subject
dc.title	Regulating biotechnology: gm food labels
dc.type	book chapter

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