A review to inform understanding of the use of food safety messages on food labels

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 422-432

  Hall, Clare ^a   Osses, Felipe ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumers; Food labels; Food safety; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879481619     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12010     Document Type: Article

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