Food safety practices among norwegian consumers

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1939-1947

  Røssvoll, Elin Halbach ^a   Lavik, Randi ^b   Ueland, Øydis ^a   Jacobsen, Eivind ^b   Hagtvedt, Therese ^a   Langsrud, Solveig ^a  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888403915     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-269     Document Type: Article

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