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The New Food Safety Regime in the US: How Will it Affect Canadian Competitiveness

Nakuja, Tekuni; Akhand, M.; Hobbs, Jill E.; Kerr, William A. - Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network (CATPRN) - 2011

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which was signed into law in January, 2011 represents a major initiative to improve food safety in the US. The legislation mandates the US Food and Drug Administration with developing a regulatory system to implement the Act. As yet, the full effect of...

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Assessing the potential impact of strengthening food safety regulations on developing countries: The US Food Safety and Modernization Act

Mosquera, Mauricio; Evans, Edward A.; Walters, Lurleen M.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

This paper’s goal is to assess the extent to which producers in Developing Countries have coped stricter US food safety regulations. We approach the question by calculating refusals/imports ratios and their trends for a sample of Developing Countries. We conclude there is a learning process in...

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Food Risks and Type I & II Errors

Nganje, William E.; Skilton, Paul F. - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 14 (2011) 5

The IFAMR is published by (IFAMA) the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. www.ifama.org

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Understanding U.S. Consumer Demand for Milk Production Attributes

Wolf, Christopher A.; Tonsor, Glynn T.; Olynk, Nicole J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 36 (2011) 2

A choice experiment was used to examine the value of various fluid milk attributes. Respondents were surveyed regarding half or whole gallon milk purchases. A split-sample design was used to examine consumer inferences regarding food safety. Willingness to pay for verification of production...

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Consumers’ willingness to pay for food safety: the case of mycotoxins in milk

Sckokai, Paolo; Moro, Daniele; Cuomo, Enrica - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

European statistics show that one of the most widespread source of health risks related to food is mycotoxins. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the Italian consumers’ perception of the mycotoxins’ risk and, more specifically, their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a hypothetical bottle...

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USING LINKED HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL DATASETS TO EXPLAIN CONSUMER RESPONSE TO BSE IN CANADA

Wang, Xin; Maynard, Leigh J.; Butler, J.S. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

Household-level Canadian meat purchases from 2002-2008 and the Food Opinion Survey conducted in 2008 were used to explore consumer responses to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) at the national level in Canada. Three measures of beef purchased were used to understand consumers‟ reaction...

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CONSUMER INTENTIONS OF BUYING POULTRY MEAT UNDER PERCEIVED BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL OR TECHNOLOGICAL RISK IN FINLAND

Heikkila, Jaakko; Pouta, Eija; Forsman-Hugg, Sari; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

The study focuses on various types of food safety risks: biological (zoonoses), chemical (chemical treatment of the meat) and technological (use of genetically modified feed). The emphasis was on how the perceived risks affect the purchase intentions in the case of broiler meat. In the case of...

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COMPARATIVE PRODUCER COSTS OF GAP AND GHP STANDARDS: CAN THE PLAYING FIELD BE MADE LEVEL?

Paggi, Mechel S.; Yamazaki, Fumiko; Ribera, Luis A.; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE; … - 2010

A number of microbial contamination incidents have continued to raise questions regarding the safety of the U.S. food supply with calls for improved food safety control initiatives and standards by both the private and public sectors. As a reaction to these incidents, there have been increased...

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Food Safety: Inferences for the Scientific Community

Francis, F.J. - In: Journal of Agribusiness 13 (1995) 2

This paper examines the process of determining food safety and its implications for the scientific community. Of the two main categories of food safety, microorganisms and chemicals, the paper focuses on the latter. The importance of chemical use in agriculture is discussed along with public...

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State-Branded Programs and Consumer Preference for Locally Grown Produce

Nganje, William E.; Hughner, Renee Shaw; Lee, Nicholas E. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 40 (2011) 1

methods were used to elicit consumer preferences for two locally grown products: spinach, which has had a well-publicized food … reveal that consumers are willing to pay a premium for locally grown spinach marked with the Arizona Grown label over locally … grown spinach that was not labeled. This premium was higher than the premium that would be paid for state-branded carrots …

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