Trends in U.S. consumers' safe handling and consumption of food and their risk perceptions, 1988 through 2010

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1513-1523

  Fein, Sara B ^a   Lando, Amy M ^a   Levy, Alan S ^a   Teisl, Mario F ^b   Noblet, Caroline ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; COOKING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRODUCT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COOKING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052483241     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-017     Document Type: Article

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