Naturally confused: Consumers' perceptions of all-natural and organic pork products

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-374

  Abrams, Katie M ^a   Meyers, Courtney A ^b   Irani, Tracy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

All natural; Consumer perceptions; Marketing claims; Naturally raised; Organic label; Pork; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955769682     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-009-9234-5     Document Type: Article

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