Perceived risks and benefits of nanotechnology applied to the food and packaging sector in México

British Food Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-205

  López Vázquez, Esperanza ^a   Brunner, Thomas A ^b   Siegrist, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Food; Mexico; Nanotechnology; Packaging; Perceived benefit; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856402443     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701211202386     Document Type: Article

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