A tale of two food risks: BSE and farmed salmon in Canada

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 891-910

  Leiss, William ^a,c   Nicol, Anne Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

BSE; Farmed salmon; Risk; Risk assessment; Risk communication; Risk management

Indexed keywords

BSE; FARMED SALMON; RISK COMMUNICATION;

MANAGERS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 34250208759     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870600924584     Document Type: Article

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