Consumers’ familiarity with and attitudes towards food quality certifications for rice and vegetables in Vietnam

Food Control

Volumn 82, Issue , 2017, Pages 74-82

  My, Nguyen H D ^a,b   Rutsaert, Pieter ^c   Van Loo, Ellen J ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Attitude; Certification; Consumer; Food; Quality; Rice; Safety; Vegetables; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021003883     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.06.011     Document Type: Article

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