Farmers are the most trusted part of the Australian food chain: Results from a national survey of consumers

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 319-324

  Henderson, Julie ^a   Coveney, John ^b   Ward, Paul R ^a   Taylor, Anne W ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food safety; Government; Public health; Survey; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80655137239     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00725.x     Document Type: Review

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