Information on food safety, consumer preference and behavior: The case of seafood in the US

Food Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 293-300

  Wang, H Holly ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Ortega, David L ^a   Olynk Widmar, Nicole J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Country of origin labeling; Food safety; Perception behavior conflict; Safety label

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876317876     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.02.033     Document Type: Article

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