Quest for social safety in imported foods in China: Gatekeeper perceptions

Appetite

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-157

  Knight, John ^a   Gao, Hongzhi ^a   Garrett, Tony ^b   Deans, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Distribution channel gatekeepers; Food choice; Social safety; Social trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST;

CHINA; COMMERCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD LABELING; FOOD SERVICES; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; TRUST;

EID: 36048980314     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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