Food safety culture: The evolution of an emerging risk factor?

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 426-438

  Griffith, C J ^a   Livesey, K M ^b   Clayton, D A ^b  

^a Von Holy Consulting CC   (South Africa)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental health and safety; Food poisoning; Food safety; Organizational culture; Pathogens; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951470494     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011034439     Document Type: Article

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