A conceptual framework for evaluating the most cost-effective intervention along the supply chain to improve food safety |
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Authors: | Rob Fraser Diogo Souza Monteiro |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Economics, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ, United Kingdom;bKent Business School, University of Kent, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper develops a conceptual framework for choosing the most cost-effective intervention along the supply chain to improve food safety. This framework identifies both the initial level of on-farm infection and the potential for new infection post farm-gate as key parameters influencing the relative effectiveness of on-farm and abattoir interventions. In addition, the potential for cost economies of scale in implementing interventions at abattoir compared to on-farm is shown to be a further factor determining the relative cost-effectiveness of these interventions. Overall, it is suggested by the analysis in this paper that successful abattoir interventions will typically be more cost-effective than successful on-farm interventions. These findings are consistent with existing case study evidence. |
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Keywords: | Food safety Supply chain Cost-effective interventions |
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