Integrated farming standards and food eco-labelling

Lewis, Kathleen; Tzilivakis, John; Green, Andrew; Warner, Douglas; Coles, Adele

doi:10.1108/00070700810917983

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“…Eco-labels tend to narrow the environmental friendliness or sustainability of products to the inputs used and/or practices applied along the food chain. The standards are often based on best practice criteria; however, the linkage between the definitions of best practice and what is delivered by those practices is missing (Lewis et al, 2008). In a study on effective approaches to environmental labelling of food products, Lewis (2010) concludes that evidence on the environmental effects of eco-labels and farming standards is inconclusive, which illustrates the surrounding complexities as there are so many variables that could influence environmental quality.…”

Section: To What Extent Do the Labels Take Into Account Impacts And Omentioning

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Qualitative assessment of eco-labels on fresh produce in Flanders (Belgium) highlights a potential intention–performance gap for the supply chain

Goossens

Berrens

Charleer

et al. 2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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When it comes to making sustainable food purchasing choices, consumers trust on information provided to them by eco-labels. This article studies the labels for fresh produce available to consumers in Flanders (Belgium), concluding that the existing labelling landscape fails at enabling consumers to make adequate decisions for purchasing environmentally sound food. A consumer survey supports the need for additional information on the sustainability of fruits and vegetables.A potential intention-performance gap is found for producers, and in the wider sense, for the entire supply chain. Since current labels found on fresh produce are input or practice based labels, farmers adhering to those labels can be considered as having the intention to produce sustainably. However, this intention alone cannot guarantee good environmental performance.In order to close the potential intention-performance gap for the supply chain and provide more adequate information to consumers, we conclude that performance-based labels, covering the entire food chain of fresh produce, using the life cycle assessment approach (LCA) and including situational parameters such as time of consumption, origin and production and distribution mode, are indispensable.

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Section: To What Extent Do the Labels Take Into Account Impacts And Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Qualitative assessment of eco-labels on fresh produce in Flanders (Belgium) highlights a potential intention–performance gap for the supply chain

Goossens

Berrens

Charleer

et al. 2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The “Young” Consumer Perception of Functional Foods in Italy

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Nebbia

Pascucci

2012

Journal of Food Products Marketing

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We analysed the role of acceptance of functional foods (FFs) focusing on the preferences expressed by three distinct groups of young Italian consumers. FFs represent an innovation both in terms of technology and marketing for Italian food companies, and the segment of young consumers would appear especially interested in them. Our results showed that a different cultural education, hence the degree of knowledge cumulated by young consumers, is a key element in the preference for, and perception of FFs. This implies the need to identify differentiated marketing strategies for firms seeking to reach this segment of FF demand in Italy

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Integrated farming standards and food eco-labelling

Cited by 2 publications

References 36 publications

Qualitative assessment of eco-labels on fresh produce in Flanders (Belgium) highlights a potential intention–performance gap for the supply chain

Qualitative assessment of eco-labels on fresh produce in Flanders (Belgium) highlights a potential intention–performance gap for the supply chain

The “Young” Consumer Perception of Functional Foods in Italy

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