Nutrition labelling - Is it effective in encouraging healthy eating?

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hieke, S ^a   Wills, J M ^a  

^a Tassel House ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food labelling; Information provision; Nutrition label; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862014015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20127031     Document Type: Review

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