Consumer perceptions of food quality in Malaysia

British Food Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1168-1187

  Chamhuri, Norshamliza ^a   Batt, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Food quality; Fresh meat; Fruit and vegetables; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939236138     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-08-2013-0235     Document Type: Article

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