Do consumers perceive benefits from the implementation of a EU mandatory nutritional labelling program?

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-174

  Gracia, Azucena ^a   Loureiro, Maria ^b   Nayga Jr , Rodolfo M ^c  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumers; Diet; EU nutritional labeling; Health; Spain

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INTAKE; INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846322964     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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