Risk/Benefit Communication about Food—A Systematic Review of the Literature

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1728-1745

  Frewer, L J ^a   Fischer, A R H ^b   Brennan, M ^a   Banati D ^c   Lion, R ^d   Meertens, R M ^e   Rowe, G ^f   Siegrist, M ^g   Verbeke, W ^h   Vereijken, C M J L ⁱ  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c International Life Sciences Institute of Europe   (Belgium)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f Gene Rowe Evaluations   (United Kingdom)

^g ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

ⁱ DANONE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

benefit communication; food hazard; food safety; risk communication; Risk perception; trust

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; NUTRITION;

COMMUNICATION PROCESS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; FOOD HAZARDS; INFORMATION SOURCES; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RISK COMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TRUST;

RISK PERCEPTION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84975127191     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.801337     Document Type: Article

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