Consumer demand for higher quality foods has beeen increasing especially in high income countries, based on consumers' increased knowledge about links between diet and health; awareness of quality characteristics and access to information about new production and processing technologies. Labelling is a very important tool to pass information about product attributes on to consumers. According to this, a review of the various functions of labelling is presented in this article. Current information levels on food labels are examined relating to food labelling regulations and firms' voluntary labelling decision. A particular focus is given to issues about country origin labelling.
Titolo: | Etichettatura dei prodotti alimentari: ruolo, funzioni e aspetti normativi | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2004 | |
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Abstract: | Consumer demand for higher quality foods has beeen increasing especially in high income countries, based on consumers' increased knowledge about links between diet and health; awareness of quality characteristics and access to information about new production and processing technologies. Labelling is a very important tool to pass information about product attributes on to consumers. According to this, a review of the various functions of labelling is presented in this article. Current information levels on food labels are examined relating to food labelling regulations and firms' voluntary labelling decision. A particular focus is given to issues about country origin labelling. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11367/16063 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |