Using focus groups to study consumer understanding and experiences with tamper-evident packaging devices

Journal of Food Science Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 53-59

  Pascall, Melvin A ^a   Lee, Ken ^a   Fraser, Angela ^b   Halim, Linna ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 63349109393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4329.2009.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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