European consumers' acceptance of beef processing technologies: A focus group study

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 721-732

  De Barcellos, Marcia D ^a,b   Kügler, Jens O ^a   Grunert, Klaus G ^a   Van Wezemael, Lynn ^a   Pérez Cueto, Federico J A ^c   Ueland, Øydis ^d   Verbeke, Wim ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beef; Consumers; Europe; Focus group; Processing technologies

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; BEEF; CONSUMERS; EUROPE; FOCUS GROUPS; PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES;

COMPETITION; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY;

MEATS;

EID: 78049451753     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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