Food quality, safety, and trust since 1950: Societal Controversy and Biotechnical Challenges Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This project focuses on the years leading up to food scandals using a long-term framework to interpret changes in representation of food safety and food quality and consumer trust. The nature of shopping for everyday food changed drastically throughout the second half of the 20th century. Supermarkets took over Western-European retail structures and became the most important place of shopping for food (with up to 90 % of total food sales). This ...