Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37035
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Pages 119-134 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
Via online., Author described favorable media coverage and public relations support for new crop biotechnologies announced - and lack of scientific evidence of effectiveness during the following 18 years.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37072
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See C37069 for original, Pages 57-71 in Jonathan Langdon (ed.), Indigenous knowledges, development and education, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 150 pages.
9 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of the European Union Pledge, a self-regulation initiative of leading food companies at the European level, in restricting television advertising of food and drink products high in fat, sugar or salt to children. Results indicated that effectiveness was limited by the focus on children's program and the relatively lenient nutritional criteria agreed to by signatory companies.
