Public risk perception of food additives and food scares. The case in Suzhou, China

Appetite

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-98

  Wu, Linhai ^a   Zhong, Yingqi ^a   Shan, Lijie ^a   Qin, Wei ^b  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Independent Contributor   (United States)

Author keywords

Food additives; Food scares; Purchase intention; Risk perception; Structural equation modeling (SEM)

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD SCARES; PURCHASE INTENTION; RISK PERCEPTION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (SEM);

ADULT; CHINA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUTRITION POLICY; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84880812577     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.091     Document Type: Article

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