Serving food safety: Consumer perceptions of food safety at restaurants

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 476-484

  Knight, Andrew J ^a   Worosz, Michelle R ^a   Todd, E C D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food poisoning; Food safety; Individual perception; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547659023     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710775138     Document Type: Article

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