Consumption of foods and foodstuffs processed with hazardous chemicals: A case study of Bangladesh

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 588-595

  Hossain, Md Motaher ^a   Heinonen, Visa ^a   Islam, K M Zahidul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Chemically treated food; Consumption; Hazardous chemicals; Perception and attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052810296     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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