Acceptance by Irish consumers of a hypothetical GM dairy spread that reduces cholesterol

British Food Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 361-380

  O'Connor, Elaine ^a   Cowan, Cathal ^a   Williams, Gwilym ^b   O'Connell, John ^b   Boland, Maurice ^b  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Consumers; Dairy products; Ireland; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; IRELAND; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 20944434930     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700510602165     Document Type: Article

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