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Ethical Principles Regarding the Promotion of Local Agrifood Products
Ethical Principles Regarding the Promotion of Local Agrifood Products

Author(s): Laura Manea
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: consumer; ethics; advertising; minimal nutritional criteria; food products

Summary/Abstract: In the European Union's economic development, and of each individual member state, the consumer has a decisive role in the evolution of consumption, being a milestone both for producers and for businesses, a fact that justifies the development of a European policy centred on the consumer's protection and guaranteeing his/her fundamental rights, such as the right to health and safety, the right to freedom of choice, the right to true and accurate information, the right to have their current needs met, the right of having their economic interests protected. Regarding food industry, studies have shown the existence of an inverse correlation between the attractiveness of the product, based on the enhanced properties through advertising, and the real nutritional value, reflected onto the consumer's health.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 235-244
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English