Consumer trust in food safety - A multidisciplinary approach and empirical evidence from Taiwan

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1553-1569

  Chen, Mei Fang ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cultural theory perspective; Psychometric perspective; Reflexive modernization perspective; Trust in food safety

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOOD SUPPLY; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BEST PRACTICES; CULTURAL THEORIES; CULTURAL THEORY PERSPECTIVE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FOOD SAFETIES; FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES; MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES; PSYCHOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE; REFLEXIVE MODERNIZATION PERSPECTIVE; REPEATED MEASURES; RISK COMMUNICATIONS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TRUST IN FOOD SAFETY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HYPOTHESIS; POPULATION MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RISK; TAIWAN; TRUST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 55349093612     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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