Institute of Food Technologists (author) and Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, Illinois USA.
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2006-06-26
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24347
Notes:
2 pages., Reports on a conference paper that expresses concern about the concept that raw food is 'natural' and any preservation inevitably diminishes nutritional value. Seen as a challenge to the food processing industry.
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Survey and auction results reveal a lack of understanding of the label's meaning as well as a disconnect between the label's function (involving production methods) and consumers' motivations for buying organic (e.g., support for a local sustainable food system).