The aim of this paper is to present the abuses and irregularities which were identified in agriculture, processing industry and trade of ecological products in the Czech Republic. The analysis shows that the most common are the irregularities in labelling the products. Other often occurring...

The aim of the paper was to evaluate the information included on packaging of selected food products (liquid fruit-vegetable goods like juices, nectars, drinks), especially information having influence on the formation of consumers dietary knowledge. The research was conducted in shops of two...

The purpose of the paper was to point out causations and changes concerning fruit and vegetable quality in the domestic market. For this end attention was paid to legal aspects of assuring fruit and vegetable quality in the European Union market. Results of commercial and health quality of fruit...

The Common Agriculture Policy’s Fruit Scheme and School Milk Program are EU-wide institutional attempts to encourage consumption of selected food products among children by increasing their availability in schools. The number of pupils participating in both schemes in Poland has reached more...

One of the most important industry branches in Poland is the alcohol industry. Beer and vodka are the main part of Polish production and consumption. An analysis of changes in production and consumption of alcoholic products shows their changing trends in the period of 1990-2007. In the last...

The paper contains the analysis of an introductory survey results carried out among organic farmers in Lower Silesia and in nine randomly selected voivodeships outside the region in 2008 and 2009. Thanks to the research, the key factors influencing organic farming were identified. It was...

Consumption of beef in Poland in 2009 ranges at around 3,8 kg/year. Less and less interest in this kind of meat consumption stems both from its low quality offered in the retail trade, as well as its higher prices when compared to the prices of other poultry or pork meat products. An important...

The paper deals with the dependence of the share of households’ food expenditure on the total expenditure and the household’s size. This problem is important in applied welfare economics. According to the Engel’s law, the poorer household, the greater proportion of its total expenditure is...

The paper treats about traditional and regional food products which are subject of an increasing interest. It is based on secondary sources and personal research. Taking advantage of the available literature, articles in trade magazines and information in governmental websites, it defines and...

The aim of this paper was to display the post-accession to the EU changes in the product offer in the Polish food market. Two types of data were used: secondary and primary. Primary data were collected by own market survey, conducted in eight selected Warsaw stores. The special attention was...