Food risk in Ireland: Consumer perceptions, trust and dependence

Irish Geography

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-50

  Devaney, Laura ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Consumers; Food risk; Governance; Ireland; Perceptions; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016161869     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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