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Private Sector Initiatives to Guarantee Food Safety and Environmental Standards
2007-11-04
One of the strongest forces impacting global food trade is widespread consumer demand for assurance that their food is safe. Over the past few years an extended series of incidents in the food sector, especially in Europe, has created public uncertainty and discomfort. Because of these potential assaults on the personal health of consumers and the immense cost to producers and grocers once consumers lose confidence in the food system, the issue of food safety has risen to the top of the global food industry agenda. The questions are: Who is responsible for guaranteeing safe food? and, What is the best way to guarantee that the food supply is safe?
