Assessment of consumer food safety education provided by local authorities in the UK

British Food Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 732-752

  Redmond, Elizabeth C ^a   Griffith, Christopher J ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Consumer behaviour; Food safety; Local authorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748697606     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700610688377     Document Type: Article

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