Food safety and public policy : what can economists contribute?

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kramer, Carol S. (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    1990-02
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07058
    Subject Term:
    consumer information, costs, economics of information, food policy, food safety, information sources, legislation, public relations, and risk communication
    Notes:
    James F. Evans Collection, Washington, D.C.: National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, Resources for the Future, 1990. Discussion paper FAP90-05(b). 25 p., This paper examines food safety, public policy, and some contributions that economists can make in improving both. Recent food safety cases are reviewed, major proposed legislation is outlined, and six distinguishing characteristics and dilemmas of current U.S. food safety policy problems are discussed along with past and still needed contributions from economists. (original)

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