Food Safety Standards and Market Regulations as Elements of CompetitionnCase Studies from China's International Trade

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Augustin-Jean ◽  
Lei Xie
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Food Safety Standards

scholarly journals INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION OF FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS: THE ROLE OF DOMESTIC CERTIFIERS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
REZGAR MOHAMMED ◽  
YUQING ZHENG
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
International Diffusion ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Country Food ◽  
Food Safety Standards ◽  
Cross National

AbstractWe examined the cross-national adoption of six major private food safety standards, focusing on the role of certifiers and international trade. Results show that the number of certification bodies existing in the domestic country, food exports, and the proportion of food exports to North America had positive effects on a country's adoption of food safety standards. Distance leads to product differentiation for the standards and therefore disadvantages developing countries in Africa and Asia for adopting the standards, which are all based in the United States or Europe. Providing these countries with better access to certifiers can alleviate this geographic disadvantage.

Do China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade? The case of dairy products

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dingqiang Sun ◽  
Jikun Huang ◽  
Jun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Food Safety Standards

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine how China's food safety standards affect agricultural trade in the case of dairy products. Design/methodology/approach – A gravity model is applied to quantitatively address the impacts of changing food safety standards in China in the case of its dairy imports. The paper considers the trade impacts of not only a specific hazard substance but also overall strictness of safety standards. Findings – The paper shows that changes in food safety standards of dairy products have no effect on China's dairy imports. The finding is not particularly surprising considering special characteristics of China's food safety standards. Given the fact that China's safety standards are relatively lower than that in its major exporters, the trade-impeding effect may not be substantial. Research limitations/implications – First, this study is unable to estimate the trade-enhancing and trade-impending effects separately. Second, the study does not account for a potential endogeneity issue associated with food safety standards. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the debate on how food safety standards affect trade by demonstrating that safety standards in developing countries like China can affect international trade differently from that in developed countries. Although results are specific to China's dairy imports, the explanations are applicable to food safety standards in other developing countries.

Control of invasive Liriomyza leafminer species and compliance with food safety standards by small scale snow pea farmers in Kenya

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 1472-1477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Maina Gitonga ◽  
Adenirin Chabi-Olaye ◽  
Dagmar Mithöfer ◽  
Julius Juma Okello ◽  
Cecilia Nyawira Ritho
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Food Safety Standards

scholarly journals Fluoride content of powdered infant formula meets Australian Food Safety Standards

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 573-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Clifford ◽  
Henry Olszowy ◽  
Megan Young ◽  
John Hegarty ◽  
Matthew Cross
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Infant Formula ◽  
Fluoride Content ◽  
Powdered Infant Formula ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Food Safety Standards
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