Consumer attitudes, knowledge and behaviour: A review of food safety issues

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 56-66

  Wilcock, Anne ^a   Pun, Maria ^a   Khanona, Joseph ^a   Aung, May ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FOOD PRESERVATION; SAFETY FACTOR;

DEMOGRAPHICS; FOOD SAFETY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 1042290280     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2003.08.004     Document Type: Review

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