Knowledge of stakeholders in the game meat industry and its effect on compliance with food safety standards

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 341-363

  Bekker, Johan Leon ^a   Hoffman, Louw C ^b   Jooste, Piet J ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

game meat; game meat legislation; knowledge of game meat; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MEAT; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LAW; MEAT INDUSTRY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MEAT; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80053072539     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2011.552715     Document Type: Article

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