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Quelle politique d'étiquetage pour le choix du consommateur? Le cas des aliments génétiquement modifiés au Canada et en Europe .
Author(s) -
Gruère Guillaume P.,
Carter Colin A.,
Farzin Y. Hossein
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian journal of economics/revue canadienne d'économique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1540-5982
pISSN - 0008-4085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00512.x
Subject(s) - labelling , european union , consumer choice , genetically modified food , food products , product (mathematics) , genetically modified organism , business , food labelling , willingness to pay , perception , economics , public economics , marketing , international trade , microeconomics , food science , biology , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , gene , neuroscience
. Faced with divergent opinions among consumers on the use of genetically modified (GM) foods, Canada has adopted a voluntary labelling approach for non‐GM foods, whereas the European Union has a mandatory labelling policy for GM foods. Interestingly, both labelling systems have resulted in very little, if any, additional consumer choice. Using an analytical model, we show that the coexistence of GM and non‐GM products at the retail level depends on the labelling policy, consumer perceptions, and the type of product. Although voluntary labelling tends to favour the use of GM products, it is more likely to provide consumer choice.