Enhancing consumer acceptance of new processing technologies

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-558

  Bruhn, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer research; High pressure biotechnology; Irradiation; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NUTRITION; PUBLIC POLICY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CONSUMER RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL RELEVANCE; REGULATORY POLICY; RISK COMMUNICATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 36049035704     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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