Acceptability of genetically modified maize by young people

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-259

  Batrinou, Anthimia M ^a   Spiliotis, Vassilis ^a   Sakellaris, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b Hellenic American Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food production; Genetic modification; Greece; Labelling; Perception

Indexed keywords

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EID: 40849100243     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810858664     Document Type: Article

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