Health claims regulations: Comparison between USA, Japan and European Union

British Food Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 298-313

  Lalor, Fiona ^a   Wall, Patrick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

European Union; Food controls; Japan; Regulation; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953186934     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701111105358     Document Type: Review

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