How many bad apples are in a bunch? An experimental investigation of perceived pesticide residue risks

Food Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-123

  Cerroni, Simone ^a   Notaro, Sandra ^a   Shaw, W Douglass ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Internal validity; Pesticide residue; Subjective risk

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMETRICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84879330512     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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