Food safety standards and agri-food supply chains: an introductory overview

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hammoudi ◽  
R. Hoffmann ◽  
Y. Surry
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Introductory Overview ◽  
Food Safety Standards

scholarly journals European private food safety standards in global agri-food supply chains: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhura Rao ◽  
Aalt Bast ◽  
Alie de Boer
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Food Safety Standards

Private food safety standards have become an important governance mechanism in contemporary food supply chains. While much has been written about private standards from the perspectives of different academic fields, there has never been a dedicated literature review to examine their interaction with global food supply chains. In this systematic review, 45 peer reviewed articles on private food standards, selected through extensive searches in four academic databases are critically appraised. Our analysis reveals that the most studied European private food safety standards are owned by retail conglomerates and therefore place the retail sector in a position of influence in the supply chain. These standards influence supply chain structures, market access, and the efficiency of food safety management systems. They also challenge the traditional relationship shared by actors in the supply chain with public authorities and the World Trade Organization. In the recent years, their scope has expanded to include topical issues such as environmental sustainability, worker safety, and animal welfare. Overall, the review suggests that European private food safety standards alter the operations of modern agri-food supply chains to accommodate consumer wishes while allowing the retail sector to exert its influence without taking on additional legal and economic liability.

scholarly journals Traceability Systems and Technologies for Better Food Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 567-574
Author(s):  
Samo Kumperščak ◽  
Mihael Medved ◽  
Melanie Terglav ◽  
Aleksandra Wrzalik ◽  
Matevž Obrecht
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Potential Public Health

Abstract Billions of people in the world are at risk of getting unsafe food. There is an urgent need to improve efficiency and effectiveness of food supply chains. The global population is expected to reach at least 9 billion by the year 2050, requiring up to 70% more food than nowadays and demanding food production and distribution to become much more sustainable. Today, food safety is a worldwide concern due to a number of food safety scandals. As supply chains become more globalized and complex, the ability to track and trace products from fork to farm becomes more difficult but remains equally important. Good traceability may minimize the production and distribution of unsafe or poor quality products. It allows targeting the product affected by a food safety problem, minimizing disruption to trade and any potential public health risks. The objective of this paper is therefore to conduct a comprehensive analysis of traceability methods and technologies in food supply chains.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Food Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Yigit Kazancoglu ◽  
Melisa Ozbiltekin-Pala ◽  
Muruvvet Deniz Sezer ◽  
Banu Y. Ekren ◽  
Vikas Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Know How ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
The Impact

Recently, it has become an important issue to ensure sustainability, especially in food supply chains, against the rapidly growing population, increasing demand, and sudden disruptions caused by uncertain times such as that caused by COVID-19. Since food supply chains has vulnerable products and processes, it is critical to understand the sustainability factors of food supply chains especially in uncertain times such during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine sustainability factors of food supply chains. An Interpretive Structural Modelling method is used to state the relations between sustainability factors of food supply chains. As a result of the study, Information Sharing and Managerial Approaches are classified as driving factors; Food Safety and Security, Know-How Transfer, Logistics Networking, Risk Mitigation, Employee Commitment, Innovation, Traceability and Responsiveness are categorized as linkage factors. This article will be beneficial for managers in helping them develop sustainable food supply chains during uncertain times by focusing on traceability, information sharing, know-how transfer, food safety and security.

scholarly journals Domestic and Trade Implications of Leafy Green Marketing Agreement Type Policies and the Food Safety Modernization Act for the Southern Produce Industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mechel S. Paggi ◽  
Fumiko Yamazaki ◽  
Luis Ribera ◽  
Marco Palma ◽  
Ron Knutson
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Foreign Governments ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Sales ◽  
Food Safety Standards ◽  
The U.S

Protecting the safety of the U.S. food supply is a shared responsibility. Accomplishing that task requires the efforts of multiple government agencies combined with private sector participation. Despite the best efforts of the public-private partnership, the presence of microbial contamination incidents continues to raise questions regarding the safety of the U.S. food supply. As a result, there have been increased efforts to take measures to enhance food safety by the government and industry groups. The passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act establishes an increasing role for government in establishing and enforcing food safety standards. This new initiative is designed to address food from domestic and foreign origins. These U.S. government initiatives combined with the labyrinth of food safety standards promoted by international organizations, foreign governments, private-sector retail food sales, food processors, and producers have a common foundation. All of these standards generally apply to four basic biohazards areas: soil, water, animals, and people. However, they all have an effect on the costs that producers and other members of the industry face as they attempt to implement and/or document the multitude of activities required for compliance. This article provides an overview of the evolution of food safety standards related to the fresh produce industry. An example of their potential consequences on the profitability of southern region vegetable producers is provided and the potential impact on import suppliers is discussed.

scholarly journals Valorized Food Processing By-Products in the EU: Finding the Balance between Safety, Nutrition, and Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4428
Author(s):  
Madhura Rao ◽  
Aalt Bast ◽  
Alie de Boer
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
By Products ◽  
The Eu

Food businesses in the European Union are preparing for a carbon-neutral future by gradually transitioning to a circular way of operating. Building upon results from the EU REFRESH project, we consider the most valuable food processing by-streams in Europe and discuss potential food safety risks that must be considered while valorizing them for human consumption. These risks are weighed against the nutritional benefits offered by these products and their potential applications in food supply chains. Broadly, we examine whether it is possible for spent grains, cheese whey, fruit and vegetable scraps, meat processing waste, and oilseed cakes and meals to be safe, sustainable, and nutritionally valuable at the same time. The discussion highlights that valorizing by-products obtained from food processing operations is feasible on a large scale only if consumers deem it to be a safe and acceptable practice. Extracting valuable compounds from by-products and using them in the preparation of functional foods could be a way to gain consumer acceptance. Furthermore, we find that current EU food safety legislation does not sufficiently accommodate food processing by-products. A way to bridge this regulatory gap could be through the adoption of private food safety standards that have shown proclivity for sustainability-related issues in food supply chains. Finally, by proposing a decision tree, we show that it is indeed feasible for some food processing by-products to be valorized while ensuring sustainability, food safety, and nutritional relevance.

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