Water quality concerns and acceptance of irradiated food: A pilot study on Mexican consumers

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2342-2344

  Ibarra, Alonso Aguilar ^a   Vargas, Armando Sanchez ^a   Nayga, Rodolfo M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Irradiated food acceptance; Mexican consumers; Pilot study; Water quality perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LETTUCE; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WATER SUPPLY;

ATTITUDE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD LABELING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; LETTUCE; MEXICO; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

LACTUCA;

EID: 77957327239     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4087     Document Type: Article

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