September,  2001

The latest issue of AgBioForum is now available on-line. Articles in this issue discuss the role of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (or Codex) in international labeling of biotech foods. Below is the table of contents for this issue.

Special Issue

Table of Contents

Editors' Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Kalaitzandonakes & P.W.B. Phillips

The Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Standards, Guidelines, & Recommendations . . . . J.R. Lupien

What Is Codex Alimentarius? . . . . . . . . . . . E. Kimbrell

The Codex Alimentarius And Labeling Of GM Foods. . . . A.A. MacKenzie

The Labeling Of GM Foods - The Link Between Codex And The WTO . . . . . . . . . D. Buckingham

Codex Alimentarius, Biotechnology And Technical Barriers To Trade . . . . .J.B. Bennett &
M. Mansour

A Survey of National Labeling Policies for GM Foods  . . . . P.W.B. Phillips & McNeill

Analyzing Quality And Quality Assurance For GMOs .J.A. Caswell

Consumers And GM Food Labels:
Providing Information Or Sowing Confusion? . . . E. Einsiedel

Direct And Hidden Costs Of Identity Preservation . . . . .R. Maltsbarger &  N. Kalaitzandonakes

Voluntary Labeling Of Foodstuffs
Derived From Modern Biotechnology . . . . . . . .M. Stull

What Lies Behind The GM Label On UK Foods . . . .J. Nunn

The Precautionary Principle - An Impossible
Burden Of Proof For New Products . . . . . . . . J.N. Hathcock

Articles

Consumer Willingness-To-Pay For GM Food Products In Italy . . . S. Boccaletti & D. Moro

US Regulation Of Agricultural Biotechnology: An Overview . . . . . . N.A. Belson

The newsletter is at www.agbioforum.org/vol3no4/newsletter.htm
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