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One of the major issues arising in risk management is the communication between different parties involved. This often comes down to the problem of communication between the scientists, experts and regulators on the one hand and the public on the other. This is not always a straightforward procedure and this chapter will include some consideration of the research which has tried to address the problems in this area.
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Shepherd, R., Frewer, L.J. (1997). Risk communication. In: Tennant, D.R. (eds) Food Chemical Risk Analysis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1111-9_18
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