Current facts about the animal food products safety situation in Nigeria

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 359-373

  Okoli, I Charles ^a   Aladi, N O ^a   Etuk, E B ^a   Opara, M N ^a   Anyanwu, G A ^a   Okeudo, N J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Animal food products; Consumer awareness; Livestock; Meat handling; Meat inspection; Meat processing; Nigeria; Public health; Slaughter house

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744544246     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240500253385     Document Type: Article

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