The Freedom of Information Act and hygiene inspection reports

British Food Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 904-915

  Worsfold, Denise ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food products; Freedom of information; Hygiene; Standards; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750616722     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700610709959     Document Type: Article

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