Acceptance of nanotechnology in food and food packaging: A path model analysis

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-365

  Stampfli, Nathalie ^a   Siegrist, Michael ^a   Kastenholz, Hans ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward technology; Consumer behaviour; Food; Nanotechnology; Naturalness; Trust

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; FOOD; FOOD PACKAGING; GENE TECHNOLOGY; MAIL SURVEYS; NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS; ORGANIC FOODS; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; PACKAGING PRODUCTS; PATH MODELS; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PERCEIVED RISK; SWITZERLAND;

PACKAGING; PACKAGING MACHINES; TECHNOLOGY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77951147225     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870903233303     Document Type: Article

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