Economic determinants of food safety controls in supply of retailer own-branded products in United Kingdom

Agribusiness

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-126

  Henson, Spencer ^a   Northen, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000745857     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199803/04)14:2<113::AID-AGR4>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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