scholarly journals Consumer Perception of Food Quality and Safety in Western Balkan Countries: Evidence from Albania and Kosovo

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Rainer Haas ◽  
Drini Imami ◽  
Iliriana Miftari ◽  
Prespa Ymeri ◽  
Klaus Grunert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
Brand Reputation ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Safety Attributes ◽  
Food Safety And Quality ◽  
Domestic Food

Domestic food markets are of significant importance to Kosovar and Albanian companies because access to export markets is under-developed, partly as a result of the gaps in food safety and quality standards. Kosovar and Albanian consumers’ use of food safety attributes and their evaluation of the quality of domestic food versus imported food are the research objectives of this study. The paper is based on a structured consumer survey of 300 Kosovars and 349 Albanians analyzing their perceptions of issues related to food safety and quality, measured through two respective batteries of items using a 5-point Likert scale. We used the t-test to identify differences between populations, correlation analysis and the bootstrapping method. Despite the prevalent problems with food safety, consumers in both countries consider domestic food to be safer as well as of higher quality than imported products. Kosovars are more likely than Albanians to perceive domestic food products to be significantly better than imported products. Female and better educated consumers use information related to food safety more often. Expiry date, domestic and local origin, and brand reputation are the most frequently used safety and quality cues for both samples. International food standards such as ISO or HACCP are less frequently used as quality cues by these consumer groups. It is important to strengthen the institutional framework related to food safety and quality following best practices from EU countries.

scholarly journals How do Kosovar and Albanian consumers perceive food quality and safety in the dairy sector?

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Brand Reputation ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Imported Food ◽  
And Control ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

Kosovo and Albania, in a manner similar to other Western Balkan countries, face serious challenges in relation to national food safety and control in terms of legislation, infrastructure, institutional capacity and private investments. Consequently, food safety is a major concern for consumers in this region. The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of consumer perspectives on food safety and quality. Two surveys, one with consumers in Prishtina and one in Tirana, targeted more than 600 consumers. Despite the prevalent problems with food safety, Kosovars perceive domestic dairy products as significantly better than Albanians do when compared with imported food products. Conversely, Albanian consumers use food safety- and quality-related information about cheese and milk more frequently. The most frequently used safety and quality cues for both samples are expiry date, domestic and local origin and brand reputation. Food safety certificates are used by Albanians more often than by Kosovars, and international food standards such as ISO, HACCP or Global GAP are mostly unknown to both consumer groups.

scholarly journals Food safety, agro-industries, and China’s international trade: A standard-based approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Augustin-Jean ◽  
Lei Xie
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
Cattle Feed ◽  
Market Structures ◽  
Domestic Markets ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
Food Standards

Economic sociology views markets as organizations characterized by power relations. In this framework, competition is not only for price or quality, but also for market structures, including norms and standards. Food standards, therefore, are not only public goods or tools to protect domestic markets, but they also aim to redesign the rules of the market and provide a competitive advantage to firms and national industries: they are part of the politicization of science. This article argues that China is participating in this form of competition. Since its WTO membership, it has gradually learnt the rules of globalization and has implemented many global standards to benefit from international trade. In recent years, however, it has assumed a more proactive role in reframing international standards of agro-food markets in general and food safety in particular, despite existing problems in its domestic food markets. Three case studies – milk imports; the diplomatic and trade competition for the implementation of a ractopamine (an additive in pig and cattle feed) standard; and the current negotiations for new international standards for cotton – show how China is using different strategies and methods to redesign the shape of international trade.

Opinions on Fresh Produce Food Safety and Quality Standards by Fresh Produce Supply Chain Experts from the Global South and North

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (10) ◽  
pp. 1914-1924 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIESBETH JACXSENS ◽  
SIGRID VAN BOXSTAEL ◽  
JESSICA NANYUNJA ◽  
DANIE JORDAAN ◽  
PIETERNEL LUNING ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
The Other ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Private Standards ◽  
European Union Legislation ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

This study describes the results of an on-line survey of fresh produce supply chain experts who work with producers from the Global North (n =41, 20 countries) and the Global South (n =63, 29 countries). They expressed their opinion using 1 to 5 Likert scales on several items related to four types of food safety and quality standards and legislation: Codex Alimentarius standards, European Union legislation, national legislation, and private standards. The results reflect the different circumstances under which the Southern and Northern producers operate in relation to the local organization, regulation, and support of the sector; but they also indicate similar challenges, in particular, the challenge of private standards, which were perceived to demand a higher implementation effort than the other three types of standards. Private standards were also strongly perceived to exclude Southern and Northern small- and medium-scale producers from high-value markets, whereas European Union legislation was perceived to strongly exclude, in particular, small- and medium-scale Southern producers. The results further highlight concerns about costly control measures and third-party certification that are required by downstream buyers but that are mostly paid for by upstream suppliers. Food standards are seen in their dual role as a catalyst for implementation of structured food safety management systems on the one hand and as a nontariff barrier to trade on the other hand. The results of the survey also pointed up the advantages of enforcing food safety and food quality standards in terms of knowledge spillover to noncertified activities, increased revenues, and improved food safety of delivered produce. Survey results highlight the importance of technical assistance and support of producers by governments and producer cooperatives or trade associations in the implementation and certification of food standards, along with increased awareness of and training of individuals in food protection practices to ensure food safety.

Introducing Food Science

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
R. Balasasirekha
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Food Labelling ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

Introducing Food Science authored by Robert L. Shewfelt, Alicia Orta- Ramirez and Andrew D.Clarke overviews the food issues, basic principles of food science, commercial food products and food labelling, packaging and recent trends in the principles of nutrition. The Section I emphasises on food safety issues, healthiest foods and on the foods we eat. Food safety on issues gives insights on foods in the news, unsafe foods, harmful microbes, hazards when food goes bad from the journalist point of view to the classrooms. Taking care of expiry date, preserving foods by different methods, the preservatives used are also emphasised. Governmental regulations of food safety and quality are also introduced.

Biosensing based on upconversion nanoparticles for food quality and safety applications

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 146 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-32
Author(s):  
Riikka Peltomaa ◽  
Elena Benito-Peña ◽  
Hans H. Gorris ◽  
María C. Moreno-Bondi
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Optical Detection ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Upconversion Nanoparticles ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Safety Applications ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

The unique optical properties of UCNPs, in particular the ability for background-free optical detection, bestow great potential for food safety and quality monitoring.

scholarly journals Application of SERS quantitative analysis method in food safety detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-186
Author(s):  
Hualan Zhou ◽  
Xiaodi Li ◽  
Lehui Wang ◽  
Yingfang Liang ◽  
Aikedan Jialading ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Quantitative Analysis Method ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

Abstract Food safety and quality have gained much attention and the capability to evaluate food quality and safety in a sensitive, rapid, and reliable manner is of great importance in the food industry. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with the advantages of excellent sensitivity, high selectivity, non-destructive nature, and significant enhancement to identify the target has demonstrated a great potential for quick detection of the food sample. The enhancement of Raman signals for SERS is not only related to the interactions between substrates and samples but also the functionalization of substrates to gain SERS active substrates. In the present review, this paper summarized the progress of SERS quantitative analysis and application in food safety detection. The future trends and perspectives were also given.

The limits to the internationalisation of regulation: divergent enforcement strategies in China’s food safety regulation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Chu
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
National Interests ◽  
International Pressure ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Strong Deterrent ◽  
Two Sectors ◽  
Domestic Food

This article empirically analyses enforcement strategies that characterise food safety regulations in China. It demonstrates that the Chinese government has deployed a dichotomous approach, resulting in very different regulations in its domestic and export food markets. The export food sector exhibits strong deterrent measures whereas regulation of domestic food markets is reactive and relies on persuasive approaches to enforcement. These variations between the two sectors result from a combination of the internationalisation of regulatory practice in the case of exports and resource constraints, a lack of institutional capacity and resistance to regulation from intertwined business and government interests when it comes to domestic food markets. This article addresses a gap in existing theories of regulation by showing how an industrialising economy with an authoritarian regime employs an accommodative and pragmatic approach to regulation that balances international pressure and national interests and produces contrasting approaches in different sectors.

scholarly journals Food standards and exports: evidence for China

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
AXEL MANGELSDORF ◽  
ALBERTO PORTUGAL-PEREZ ◽  
JOHN S. WILSON
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Food Safety And Quality ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Reducing Potential

AbstractUsing a new database on standards in China, we estimate the impact of voluntary and mandatory standards – either harmonized to international norms or purely domestic – on Chinese food exports. The dataset covers seven Chinese products over the period 1992–2008. We find that standards have a positive effect on China's export performance, as the benefits to standardization in terms of reducing potential information asymmetry and signaling enhance food safety, and quality in foreign markets seem to surpass compliance costs. Our estimation results show that the positive effect of Chinese standards is larger when they are harmonized to international measures. The results suggest that there are clear benefits to China's steps to base their domestic standards and regulations on international measures.

scholarly journals EU’s trade standards and the export performance of small and medium-sized agri-food export firms in Egypt

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 689-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assem Abu Hatab ◽  
Sebastian Hess ◽  
Yves Surry
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Ordered Probit Models ◽  
Food Safety And Quality

This paper examined the export performance of Egypt’s small and medium-sized agri-food firms in relation to the proliferation and intensification of EU food safety and quality standards. The empirical work that was based on a survey and the estimation of ordered probit models revealed that certification is an indispensable market access instrument for Egypt’s firms to penetrate EU markets for imported agri-food commodities. The experience of firms in the agri-food export business was associated with decreasing probabilities of border rejections and exiting export markets due to standards. Furthermore, the results implied that the surveyed firms turn to less demanding markets in terms of food safety and quality requirements as these requirements become more stringent in their traditional export markets. Finally, inconclusive findings were drawn from the role of permanent and skilled firms’ labor on the export performance of the surveyed firms.

Handbook of organic food safety and quality

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Cooper ◽  
Urs Niggli ◽  
Carlo Leifert
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Safety And Quality
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