Consumer responses to communication about food risk management

Appetite

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 340-352

  van Dijk, Heleen ^a   Houghton, Julie ^b   van Kleef, Ellen ^a   van der Lans, Ivo ^a   Rowe, Gene ^b   Frewer, Lynn ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Cross cultural comparison; Food risk management; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

DNA; MYCOTOXIN; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; POTATO; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; GREECE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOTOXINS; NORWAY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39749097312     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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