Food risk communication: Some of the problems and issues faced by communicators on the Island of Ireland (IOI)

Food Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 549-556

  McCarthy, Mary ^a   Brennan, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Domestic food safety; Food safety experts; Public; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350423473     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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