Barriers to HACCP implementation: Evidence from the food processing sector in Ontario, Canada

Agribusiness

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-279

  Herath, Deepananda ^a   Henson, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 77956444479     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20245     Document Type: Article

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