Food handling: Comparative analysis of general knowledge and practice in three relevant groups in Portugal

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 707-712

  Gomes Neves, Eduarda ^a,b   Araújo, Ana Cristina ^a   Ramos, Elisabete ^a   Cardoso, Carla Sofia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Ministero da Agricultura do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas Portugal   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Food handlers; Hygiene; Knowledge; Portugal; Practice; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845468433     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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