Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 3
Written by Donald Nweze OSUJIEKE, Pedro Ezemon IMADOJEMU, Chioma Mildred AHUKAEMERE, Bernardine Ngozi ARIRIGUZO, Peter. P Chima NJOKU
This paper examines the issue of the dual standard for food products and proposes measures to combat these unfair practices. There is an ongoing debate on dual-quality as current problems dealing in food sector with significant effects on products quality, consumer’s information and producer’s practices, especially the multinational. With this paper, we contribute to this debate by providing by addressing several important shortcomings and gaps in the existing literature. Among the various issues in this field, the approaches addressed is this paper are: (I) an analysis of the European and Romanian situation regarding the voluntary quality certification systems; (II) concrete answers how voluntary certification schemes of food can provide a functional solution for correct consumer information. The dimension of the approach is European, given that multinational producers operating on several markets are targeted. Identical Package - Different Composition is it a fraud or lack of morality?
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