Irradiated ready-to-eat spinach leaves: How information influences awareness towards irradiation treatment and consumer's purchase intention

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 130, Issue , 2017, Pages 247-251

  Finten, G ^a   Garrido, J I ^b   Aguero M V ^a   Jagus, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO EZEIZA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Consumer acceptance; Food irradiation; Internet interviews; Leafy vegetables

Indexed keywords

RADIATION;

ARGENTINA; CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; FOOD IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION TREATMENT; LEAFY VEGETABLES; ONLINE SURVEYS; PURCHASE INTENTION; WORLD CONSUMPTION;

IRRADIATION;

ARGENTINA; AWARENESS; CONSUMER; FOOD IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MARKET; SPINACH; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84986581316     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.09.004     Document Type: Article

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