Usage and understanding of food and nutritional labels among Indian consumers

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-92

  Singla, Manisha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

India; Labelling; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349125584     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011011227     Document Type: Article

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