A situation analysis of the food control systems in Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1112-1118

  Al Kandari, D ^a   Jukes, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gulf Cooperation Council; National food control

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349264877     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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