Food safety at home: Knowledge and practices of consumers

Journal of Public Health (Germany)

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-57

  Langiano, Elisa ^a   Ferrara, Maria ^a   Lanni, Liana ^a   Viscardi, Viviana ^a   Abbatecola, Angela Marie ^b   De Vito, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviours; Consumers; Food safety; Home; Knowledge; Practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; HOME; HUMAN; ITALY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; WORK;

EID: 84863492579     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0437-z     Document Type: Article

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