Factors affecting food safety compliance within small and medium-sized enterprises: Implications for regulatory and enforcement strategies

Food Control

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-51

  Yapp, Charlotte ^a   Fairman, Robyn ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Food safety regulation; SME

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTIVATION; POLICY; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 20444481407     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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