Consumer selection of food-safety information sources

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-335

  Kornelis, Marcel ^a   De Jonge, Janneke ^b   Frewer, Lynn ^b   Dagevos, Hans ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Food safety; Individual differences; Information seeking; Need for information; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FOOD SAFETY; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INFORMATION SEEKING; NEED FOR INFORMATION; RISK COMMUNICATION;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD SAFETY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION; RISK; SAFETY; SOCIAL CLASS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248646576     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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