A review of Chinese food safety strategies implemented after several food safety incidents involving export of Chinese aquatic products

British Food Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 372-386

  Liu, Huanan ^a   Kerr, William A ^b   Hobbs, Jill E ^b  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic; China; Fish (food); Food controls; Food safety; Foreign trade; Quality systems; Traceability; Trade; Water pollutants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863376604     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701211213474     Document Type: Article

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