Online via https://newprairiepress.org/jac, Authors identified five labels related to animal welfare that are frequently found on food packages in USA grocery stores Results of a controlled online experiment among consumers showed that while most consumers lacked knowledge regarding meaning of the labels and certification standards, they relied on the labels with simplistic terms as heuristic cues to judge the ethical treatment of hens on the farm. The selected labels did not lead consumers to pay a higher premium for the labeled products.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36967
Notes:
Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 16, Presented at the annual APA meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 18-19, 1949. 4 pages., Identifies average cost per 100 readers, by subject classification (e.g., agricultural chemicals and fertilizers, automotive industry, building materials and equipment, seeds).
Platania, Marco (author) and Privitera, Donatella (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Italy
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29847
Notes:
Pages 121-138 in Adam Lindgreen, Martin K. Hingley and Joelle Vanhamme (eds.), The crisis of food brands: sustaining safe, innovative and competitive food supply. Gower Publishing Limited, Surrey, England. 352 pages.
