Consumer food safety education for the domestic environment: A systematic review

British Food Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1003-1022

  Milton, Alyssa ^a   Mullan, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Cognition; Consumer behaviour; Food safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956868871     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701011074363     Document Type: Review

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