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The Food Safety Performance of Chicken Suppliers to the National School Lunch Program

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  • Ollinger, Michael
  • Benicio, Casiano

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This paper uses probit regressions and data from the Food Safety Inspection Service to empirically examine the food safety performance of establishments supplying raw chicken to the National School Lunch Program. Results provide some support that plant supplying the National School Lunch Program perform better on Salmonella tests than other plants selling in commercial markets. Since there are no special regulatory requirements imposed on suppliers, it is argued that exposure to public scrutiny and the fear of a lost reputation for food safety motivates plants to perform better on Salmonella tests.

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  • Ollinger, Michael & Benicio, Casiano, 2014. "The Food Safety Performance of Chicken Suppliers to the National School Lunch Program," 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota 169380, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea14:169380
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.169380
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    1. Ollinger, Michael & Bovay, John & Hrdlicka, Megan & Wilkus, James, 2015. "Food-safety test performance and public disclosure: The value of information in encouraging improvements in food safety in the chicken-slaughter industry," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205408, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Beatty, Timothy & Shimshack, Jay P., 2018. "Monitoring and Enforcement in a Food Safety Context," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 273913, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Ollinger, Michael & Taha, Fawzi A., 2015. "U.S. Domestic Salmonella Regulations and Access to European and Other Poultry Export Markets," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 18(A), pages 1-16, July.
    4. Ollinger, Michael & Bovay, John & Guthrie, Joanne & Benicio, Casiano, 2015. "Economic Incentives to Supply Safe Chicken to the National School Lunch Program," Economic Research Report 212888, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. Ollinger, Michael & Wilkus, James & Hrdlicka, Megan & Bovay, John, 2017. "Public Disclosure of Tests for Salmonella: The Effects on Food Safety Performance in Chicken Slaughter Establishments," Economic Research Report 262183, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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