An investigation of the factors underlying consumers’ implementation of specific food safety practices

British Food Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 434-453

  Clayton, Deborah A ^a   Griffith, Christopher J ^a   Price, Patricia ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consumer behaviour; Food safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018720     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700310497237     Document Type: Article

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