Atoms for peace and radiation for safety - how to build trust in irradiated foods in Cold War Europe and beyond

History and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-90

  Zachmann, Karin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal feeding studies; Food additives; Food irradiation; Risk; Safety; Transnational R D; Trust regime; Wholesomeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953047089     PISSN: 07341512     EISSN: 14772620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07341512.2011.548973     Document Type: Article

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