Determinants of trust in imported food products: Perceptions of European gatekeepers

British Food Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 792-804

  Knight, John ^a   Holdsworth, David ^a   Mather, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Food products; Risk management; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848879829     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700710821331     Document Type: Article

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