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Food Safety and Quality in International Trade: The Role of Codex Alimentarius

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  • Michele Veeman

    (Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta)

  • R. MacKay White

    (Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta)

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Agricultural biotechnology has become an issue of much debate in recent years. The establishment of standards for foods derived from biotechnology has become a Codex issue since the commercialization of geetically modified crops in the mid-1990s. One question of interest is whether the Codex is effective and efficient in achieving its purpose of developing consensus-based standards of safety and quality for food. The objective of this paper is to assess this question, particularly in regards to biotechnological applications to foods.

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  • Michele Veeman & R. MacKay White, 2006. "Food Safety and Quality in International Trade: The Role of Codex Alimentarius," Information Bulletins 1091, Western Centre for Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:alb:series:1091
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    Keywords

    Food industry and trade—Standards; Genetically modified foods—Standards;

    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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