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| Frenzen, Paul D.; Majchrowicz, T. Alexander; Buzby, Jean C.; Imhoff, Beth. |
| The Federal Government began allowing food manufacturers to irradiate raw meat and meat products to control pathogenic microorganisms in February 2000. Consumer acceptance of irradiated foods could affect public health because many foodborne illnesses occur when consumers handle or eat meat or poultry contaminated by microbial pathogens. However, food manufacturers have been slow to adopt irradiation, partly because of the perception that relatively few consumers are willing to buy irradiated foods. A recent survey by the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) confirmed this perception: only half of the adult residents of the FoodNet sites were willing to buy irradiated ground beef or chicken, and only a fourth were willing to pay a... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33616 |
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| Saupe, William E.; Majchrowicz, T. Alexander. |
| The primary users of this report are expected to be extension faculty in the Agriculture/Agribusiness and Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development program areas; faculty whose research supports those program areas; and persons involved in public policy. The objectives of this paper are as follows: a) to report estimates of the number of farm and farm-related jobs in Wisconsin and Wisconsin counties in 1992, b) to discuss the concepts, rationale, and definitions used in this study, and c) to explain the process and data sources used in making the estimates in sufficient detail so that users are comfortable using the empirical results in extension and other educational activities. d) to report additional references pertaining to measuring the... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12636 |
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