Value-based labels for fresh beef: An overview of French consumer behaviour in a BSE crises context

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 407-413

  Sans, Pierre ^a,b   De Fontguyon, Guy ^b   Giraud, Georges ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Beef meat; Consumers; Food scare; France; Labelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149157534     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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