The perception of risks associated with food-related hazards and the perceived reliability of sources of information

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-500

  Rosati, Simona ^a,b   Saba, Anna ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Food safety; Risk communication; Trust perception

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PERCEPTION; FOOD SAFETY; RISK COMMUNICATION; TRUST PERCEPTION;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 2542530092     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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