The influence of labelling on consumers' evaluations of fresh and thawed cod fillets in England

British Food Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1558-1570

  Altintzoglou, Themistoklis ^a   Nøstvold, Bjørg Helen ^a   Carlehög, Mats ^a   Heide, Morten ^a   Østli, Jens ^a   Egeness, Finn Arne ^a  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cod; Consumer behaviour; Consumers; Fish (food); Food products; Fresh foods; Frozen foods; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868015375     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701211273027     Document Type: Article

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