New Approaches to Food-Safety EconomicsA.G.J. Velthuis This book is notable for its coverage of the entire range of food safety economics issues from "farm to table", including consumer issues, production supply chain coordination, and international trade. It is the first to provide a comprehensive look at emerging issues such as tracking and tracing, product liability, and the interface between risk assessment and economic analysis. The book is also notable for providing international perspectives on these issues from both the European Union and the United States. It is intended for technical specialists and policy makers in agricultural economics, food safety, or risk assessment. |
Contents
New approaches to foodsafety economics overview and new research directions | 1 |
Consumer health and welfare | 9 |
Foodsafety economicsconsumer health and welfare | 11 |
Consumer perception of food safety role and influencing factors | 21 |
Quantitative risk assessment of food borne pathogens a modeling approach | 27 |
Traceability and certification in the supply chain | 39 |
Technical and economic considerations about traceability and certification in livestock production chains | 41 |
Traceability and certification in food quality production a critical view | 55 |
The economics of HACCP farmtotable analysis | 79 |
Transparency in intraEU and international trade | 89 |
Regulating food safety in the European Union | 91 |
A review of empirical studies of the trade and economic effects of foodsafety regulations | 107 |
International trade transparency the issue in the World Trade Organization | 117 |
Foodsafety activities in the World Bank | 125 |
Food safety and security system in agrifood chains in Japan | 129 |
List of participants | 133 |
Other editions - View all
New Approaches to Food-Safety Economics A.G.J. Velthuis,L.J. Unnevehr,H. Hogeveen,R.B.M. Huirne No preview available - 2003 |
Common terms and phrases
2003 Kluwer Academic A.G. J. Velthuis accredited aflatoxin agri-food Agricultural Economics animal Antle Approaches to Food-Safety auctions beef Bilthoven Buzby Campylobacter certification schemes Codex Codex Alimentarius consumers consumption contamination costs and benefits countries Danish dioxin disease Economists effects estimate European evaluate exports farm firms food chain food products food safety food-borne Food-Safety Economics food-safety regulations framework gastroenteritis GMOs HACCP hazards identify impact implementation important improvement incentives increase industry international trade interventions irradiation issues Journal of Agricultural labeling liability Marette meat Netherlands organic organic farming participants pathogens perception pork poultry production chain reduce regulatory retailers risk analysis risk assessment safe food Salmonella sector SPS Agreement standards steak tartare strategies studies traceability and certification traceability systems transparency Unnevehr and Jensen variables Verbeke Wageningen University welfare willingness to pay World Bank World Trade Organization