Food health claims - What consumers understand

Food Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 571-580

  Nocella, Giuseppe ^a   Kennedy, Orla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Average consumer; Health claims; Regulation; Strength of scientific evidence

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH CARE; LEGISLATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EUROPE;

EID: 84864069455     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.06.001     Document Type: Review

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