Evaluating food hygiene inspection schemes: ‘Scores on Doors’ in the UK

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 582-588

  Worsfold, Denise ^a   Worsfold, Philip M ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer perceptions; Evaluation; Food businesses; Food Standards Agency; Hygiene standards; Scores on Doors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954622638     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2007.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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