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| van Ruth, S.M.; Alewijn, M.; Tres, A.; van der Veer, G.. |
| People’s growing awareness of health, environment and animal welfare has led to an increased public interest in the quality of foods and food production systems. This in turn boosted organic production. Due to higher production costs, organic produce tends to retail at a higher price than their conventional counterparts. As a consequence of the premium price, organic produce is susceptible to fraud. Fair competition between producers and sustained consumer confidence favour organic production, and it requires regular confirmatory assessments of the identity of organic produce in addition to administrative controls. Traditional analytical strategies for guaranteeing quality and uncovering adulteration have relied on the determination of the amount of a... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general Food security; Food quality and human health Markets and trade Health and welfare Consumer issues Netherlands Regulation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18925/1/Abstract_van_Ruth_et_al_FQH_keynote_lecture_organic_food_authentication_(format_FQH).doc |
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