During the past decades the global food system changed dramatically with increased trade in high-value food products … increased proliferation of public and private food standards. As a consequence, global food trade is increasingly organised …

We assess the literature on public and private quality standards and their impact in food markets, international trade …, and global supply chains. We focus on their effects on welfare, trade, industrial organization, and labor markets and with … impediment against trade and development, reflecting the complexity of these effects and their specificity to industries and …