Consumer confidence in the safety of food in Canada and the Netherlands: The validation of a generic framework

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-451

  de Jonge, Janneke ^a   van Trijp, Hans ^a   Goddard, Ellen ^b   Frewer, Lynn ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confidence; Food safety; Risk communication; Risk management; Risk perception; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949106441     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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