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Can Low-Income Americans Afford a Healthy Diet?
* Low-income households that receive maximum benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usually have the purchasing power...
Amber Waves, 11/01/08 by Golan, Elise; Stewart, Hayden; Kuchler, Fred; Dong, Diansheng; Kirlin, John A · More from publication -
Market Failures: When the Invisible Hand Gets Shaky
* The enormously complicated problem of deciding where and how all of society's resources might best be used is usually solved by individuals...
Amber Waves, 11/01/08 by Ribaudo, Marc; Kuchler, Fred; Mancino, Lisa · More from publication -
Do Food Labels Make a Difference? . . . Sometimes
* Competition drives food manufacturers to voluntarily label their products' desirable attributes and to use third-party certifiers to bolster...
Amber Waves, 11/01/07 by Golan, Elise; Kuchler, Fred; Krissoff, Barry · More from publication -
U.S. Consumers Had Short-Term Response to First BSE Announcements
* Food purchase data reveal that the response of U.S. consumers to the 2003 discovery of BSE in two North American cows was limited and dissipated...
Amber Waves, 09/01/07 by Kuchler, Fred; Tegene, Abebayehu · More from publication -
Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling-Will It Benefit Consumers?
Demands for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for some retail food products have sparked considerable controversy. Proponents-primarily...
Amber Waves, 05/01/07 by Krissoff, Barry; Kuchler, Fred · More from publication -
Where Should the Money Go? Aligning Policies With Preferences
* Budget constraints force policymakers to choose which programs to fund, even when human health and safety are at risk. * New Federal guidelines...
Amber Waves, 06/01/06 by Kuchler, Fred; Golan, Elise · More from publication -
Obesity Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Americans are increasingly overweight, with the number of obese adults and overweight children doubling between the late 1970s and early 200Os....
Amber Waves, 06/01/05 by Kuchler, Fred; Golan, Elise; Variyam, Jayachandran N; Crutchfield, Stephen R · More from publication -
Taxing Snacks To Reduce Obesity
Salty snacks are an American favorite. Ninety-nine percent of U.S. households purchased some salty snacks, which include potato chips, corn chips,...
Amber Waves, 11/01/04 by Kuchler, Fred · More from publication -
Food Traceability
One Ingredient In a Safe and Efficient Food Supply Food traceability is in the news-in articles ranging from food safety and bioterrorism to the...
Amber Waves, 04/01/04 by Golan, Elise; Krissoff, Barry; Kuchler, Fred · More from publication -
Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling-Will It Benefit Consumers
Demands for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for some retail food products have sparked considerable controversy. Proponents-primarily...
Amber Waves, 04/01/04 by Krissoff, Barry; Kuchler, Fred · More from publication
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