Unpublished Paper
Using Informational Labeling to Influence the Market for Quality in Food Products
NE-165 Working Paper No. 43. Storrs, CT: Northeast Regional Project 165
(1996)
Abstract
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.
Keywords
- Food labeling,
- food quality,
- food safety,
- information
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 1996
Citation Information
Julie Caswell. "Using Informational Labeling to Influence the Market for Quality in Food Products" NE-165 Working Paper No. 43. Storrs, CT: Northeast Regional Project 165 (1996) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/julie_caswell/95/