Australian consumer attitudes to health claim - food product compatibility for functional foods

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 640-643

  Williams, Peter ^a   Ridges, Leisa ^a   Batterham, Marijka ^a   Ripper, Bridget ^a   Hung, Man Chi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Food regulation; Functional foods; Health claims

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55049087481     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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