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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450725903321

Autore

Spriggs John

Titolo

Food safety and international competitiveness [[electronic resource] ] : the case of beef / / John Spriggs and Grant Isaac

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub., c2001

ISBN

1-280-82911-7

9786610829118

0-85199-858-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

IsaacGrant

Disciplina

363.19/26

Soggetti

Food adulteration and inspection

Food industry and trade - Safety measures

Competition, International

Beef industry - Safety measures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: I. Inlroduction -- Whose Role is it Anyway? -- I ns il u tional Arrangements for Food Safety -- Objectives of the Study -- 2. Ilnernational Institutional Arrangements -- International Drivers -- International Institutional Arrangements -- Analysis of International Institutional Arrangements -- The United States of America -- Introduction -- Drivers for Change -- Institutional Arrangements -- Implications of these Developments -- 4. Canada -- Introduction -- Drivers for Change -- Instilutional Arrangements -- Implications of these Developments -- 5. Thee United Kingdom -- Introduction -- Drivcrs for Change -- Institutional Arrangements -- Implications of these Developments s --6. Australia -- Introduction -- Drivers for Change -- Institutional Arrangements -- Implications of these Developments -- 7. Towards an Optimal Food Safety System -- Introduction -- Strengthening the Drivers for Change -- Strengthening the Food Safety Meta-rules -- Improving the Institutional Arrangements for Food Safety -- Conclusions -- 8. How are they Doing? -- Introduction -- Harnessing the Drivers of Change --



Choosing the Right Meta-rules -- Developing the Institutional Arrangements -- Conclusion -- 9. Epilogue -- Bibliography/References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Food safety is one of the most important issues confronting consumers, producers and distributors. This book focuses on the specific example of food safety in the beef industry in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia, and includes implications for competitiveness and world trade.