Perceptions of genetically modified foods by consumers in Argentina

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-51

  Mucci, Andrea ^a   Hough, Guillermo ^a  

^a Inst Sup Exp Tecnol Alimentaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Consumers; Genetic modification; Repertory grid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PACKAGING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MICROORGANISM; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERCEPTION; PLANT; SENSORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); PROCRUSTES;

EID: 0141483411     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3293(03)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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