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Quality and safety standards in the food industry, developments and challenges

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  • Trienekens, Jacques
  • Zuurbier, Peter
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    Consumer concerns related to food safety scandals and globalization of food production have resulted in a global and interconnected system for the production and distribution of food. In the last decade many public and private standards on food safety and quality have been developed as a result of these developments. Currently, there is proliferation of standards worldwide. One effect is that, in particular, companies from developing countries and emerging economies have problems to comply with these standards. Another important effect is increasing marginal costs of certification and accreditation, which also puts pressure on company profits in industrialized countries. The combined impacts of these effects ask for strategies to revalue the cost/effectiveness of the certification and accreditation system.

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    Volume (Year): 113 (2008)
    Issue (Month): 1 (May)
    Pages: 107-122

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