Perception and view of consumers on food irradiation and the Radura symbol

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-122

  Junqueira Gonçalves, Maria P ^a   Galotto, Maria J ^a   Valenzuela, Ximena ^a   Dinten, Carolina M ^a   Aguirre, Paulina ^b   Miltz, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission   (Chile)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Consumer's attitude; Food preservation; Irradiated foods; Radura

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; CONSUMER'S ATTITUDE; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD SAFETY; IRRADIATED FOODS; RADURA; SANTIAGO , CHILE;

FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HEALTH; IRRADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SURVEYS;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; RADIOACTIVITY; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77957332695     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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