Understanding Food Labels
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منابع مشابه
Toward an Understanding of Consumers’ Perceptions of Food Labels
This study examines the factors that influence consumers’ perceptions or beliefs about food labels. The results indicate that health and diet related attitudes, special diet status, perceived importance of product attributes like nutrition and ease of preparation, race, gender, income, and body mass index are important factors affecting consumers’ perceptions and beliefs about label use. Unders...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2152-0801
DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2019.084.022