Perception of food safety and changes in food consumption habits: A consumer analysis

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-52

  Rimal, Arbindra ^a   Fletcher, Stanley M ^b   McWatters, K H ^b   Misra, Sukant K ^c   Deodhar, S ^d  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Consumption habit; Demographics; Food safety concern; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005747760     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2001.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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