Trust in food in the age of mad cow disease: A comparative study of consumers' evaluation of food safety in Belgium, Britain and Norway

Appetite

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-32

  Berg, Lisbet ^a  

^a Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food scandal; Mad cow disease

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SEX RATIO; TELEPHONE; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1242317056     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6663(03)00112-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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