Public attitudes towards genetically-modified food

British Food Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 246-262

  Miles, Susan ^a   Ueland, Øydis ^b   Frewer, Lynn J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; England; Food industry; Italy; Labelling; Norway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DNA MODIFICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; NORWAY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 18044373277     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700510589521     Document Type: Article

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