Food Safety and International Competitiveness: The Case of Beef

by CABI

Overview

Food safety is currently one of the most important issues confronting consumers, producers and distributors. It cannot be dealt with as just a physical problem but must be considered as a multi-dimensional one, affected by politics, economics and social influences. This book focuses on the specific example of food safety in the beef industry in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia. It outlines the experience of a number of countries with food safety problems (such as BSE) and examines:drivers for change and institutional arrangements within the four countrieswhether there is a socially optimal approach to food safetyhow much consumers can rely on the industry to police itself and governments to look after their interestsIt also examines the implications for competitiveness and world trade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851995182
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	07/20/2001
Series:	CABI
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

CABI

Table of Contents

Preface

Editorial Reviews

"This book focuses on food safety in the beef industry in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia. It outlines the experience of several countries with food safety problems such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy and asks whether there is a socially optimal approach to food safety, and whether consumers can rely on the industry to police itself. It looks at drivers for change in the industry, and examines the implications for competitiveness and world trade. Readership includes those in food science, agricultural and food economics, public health, and animal and veterinary sciences."—SciTech Book News

From the Publisher

"Overall, the book provides an interesting and informative read."

Meat Science

"This book will be useful for students, academics and practitioners across a wide range of disciplines including food economics, public health and animal and veterinary science."

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