Do food regulatory systems protect public health?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2247-2249

  Lawrence, Mark ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; STANDARD;

FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 75149172463     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009991571     Document Type: Note

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