Consumer reactions to the use of EU quality labels on food products: Areview of the literature

Food Control

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 178-187

  Grunert, Klaus G ^a   Aachmann, Kristina ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; EU quality labels; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930216205     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.05.021     Document Type: Article

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