Consumer knowledge concerning safe handling practices to prevent microbiological contamination in commercial restaurants and socio-demographic characteristics, Campinas/SP/Brazil

Food Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 331-336

  Uggioni, Paula Lazzarin ^a   Salay, Elisabete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Consumer; Food safety; Knowledge; Restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857671640     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.01.057     Document Type: Article

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