Awareness and perceptions of food safety of artisan cheese makers in Southwestern Ontario: A qualitative study

Food Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 158-167

  Le, Si ^a   Bazger, Waheed ^a   Hill, Arthur R ^a   Wilcock, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artisan cheese; Awareness; Food safety; Knowledge; Perceptions; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893431573     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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