Does Canada need mandatory HACCP? Evidence from the Ontario food processing sector

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-459

  Herath, Deepananda ^a   Henson, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 33750572671     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2006.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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