"I just don't want them doing that to my food": The Backlash against science and its implications for environmental health

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 30-43

  Berg, Rebecca ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55749085675     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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