Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of food: Common characteristics of EMA incidents

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 723-735

  Everstine, Karen ^a   Spink, John ^a   Kennedy, Shaun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD;

EID: 84876939945     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-399     Document Type: Article

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