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Geographic Indication Without Disclosure Depth
The Structural Limits of AOC, AOP, and GI Systems
GI systems protect origin names effectively, but they do not document producer-level attributes. This paper examines the structural consequences for trade, buyers, and producers.
Apr 2026
Producer Identity
The Information Gap in Food Trade Corridors
When Products Move Faster Than Their Documentation
Food trade corridors run on documents built for clearance, not communication. The gap is structural: products move through borders faster than producer-level information can travel with them.
Mar 2026
Trade & Commerce
Single-Score Nutrition Labels
When Compression Replaces Interpretation
Moreover, single-score reductionism systematically penalizes traditional and minimally processed cultural foods while disproportionately rewarding highly engineered formulations. By replacing nuanced human interpretation with opaque algorithmic compression, current labeling paradigms create friction in international trade, distort consumer decision-making, and fail to reflect granular dietary realities.
Mar 2026
Nutrition & Labeling
Certification as Minimum Threshold: Why Quality Systems Establish Acceptability, Not Differentiation
Structural Gaps in Product Information Systems — Governance & Quality
Certification establishes a minimum threshold; it does not explain what distinguishes one producer from another. This paper diagnoses the structural gap and proposes information-layer approaches.
Mar 2026
Governance & Quality