Document Type
Essay
Publication Title
Yale Law & Policy Review Inter Alia
Publication Date
4-17-2024
Abstract
The use of antitrust in the context of food is problematic because it so clearly violates the Consumer Welfare Standard as prescribed by the courts. Ultimately, antitrust rhetoric promoting ad nauseam enforcement will not improve consumer welfare. Advancing consumer welfare in the food industry must mean prioritizing lower food prices over some arbitrary threshold of market competition or protecting small farms. Courts can and should begin distinguishing these goals immediately.
Recommended Citation
Tammi S. Etheridge, Food Price Narratives, Yale L. & Pol'y Rev. Inter Alia (Apr. 17, 2024), https://yalelawandpolicy.org/inter_alia/food-price-narratives [https://perma.cc/AD7C-2EX6].
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