Food safety training and evaluation of handwashing intention among fresh produce farm workers

Food Control

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 437-448

  Soon, J M ^a,b   Baines, R N ^a  

^a ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Farm food safety training; Fresh produce farm; Hand hygiene; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053131402     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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