Brazilian consumer views on food irradiation

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Behrens, Jorge H ^a   Barcellos, Maria N ^b   Frewer, Lynn J ^c   Nunes, Tatiana P ^a   Landgraf, Mariza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Contexto Brasil Estudos de Comportamento e Mercado ^*  (Brazil)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer research; Irradiation; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES; CONSUMER ATTITUDES; CONSUMER MARKETS; CONSUMER RESEARCH; CONSUMER VIEWS; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD INGREDIENTS; FOOD IRRADIATIONS; FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; FOOD PRODUCERS; FOOD SAMPLES; HUMAN HEALTHS; IRRADIATED FOODS; IRRADIATION PROCESS; LOAD REDUCTIONS; LOCAL MARKETS; NUCLEAR POWER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCHES; SAFETY ASSURANCES; SHELF LIVES;

FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH RISKS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; IRRADIATION; RADIATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGY;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 67349133135     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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