USDA Certification of Food as Organic: An Investigation of Consumer Beliefs about the Health Benefits of Organic Food

Journal of Food Products Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 353-368

  Guilabert, Margarita ^a   Wood, John Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer choice; grapes; organic; USDA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866862567     PISSN: 10454446     EISSN: 15404102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10454446.2012.685028     Document Type: Article

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