Defining the Public Health Threat of Food Fraud

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Spink, John ^a,b   Moyer, Douglas C ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterfeiting; Economically motivated adulteration; Food fraud; Food safety; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD SAFETY; FRAUD; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TERRORISM;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD SAFETY; FRAUD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TERRORISM;

EID: 80955151986     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02417.x     Document Type: Article

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