A fuzzy multi-criteria approach for the ex-ante impact assessment of food safety policies

Food Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-189

  Mazzocchi, Mario ^a   Ragona, Maddalena ^a   Zanoli, Agostina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food safety; Fuzzy multi criteria analysis; Regulatory impact assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872042151     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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