Trust in Food: A Comparative and Institutional Analysis

by Mark Harvey, Unni Kjaernes, Alan Warde

Book Overview

Scandals in food, growth of supermarket power, new technologies and crises in obesity have shaken popular trust in food across Europe. The BSE epidemic, concern over GM foods, dioxin scares and avian flu have placed consumer trust and how to restore it at the top of government agendas. Uncovering surprising differences between countries, Trust in Food examines these issues to challenge the idea of the consumer as a sovereign individual and to demonstrate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137352396
• ISBN13: 9781137352392
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"