The market for private food safety certifications: Conceptual framework, review, and future research directions. Issue 1 (26th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hu, Lijiao; Zheng, Yuqing; Woods, Timothy A.; Kusunose, Yoko; Buck, Steven
• Is Part Of: Applied economic perspectives and policy. Volume 45:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 197
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2022-01-26
• Subjects: BRC -- food safety certification -- GlobalG.A.P. -- systematic literature review -- third‐party audit; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Agriculture and state -- Periodicals; 338.105
• DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13226
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-5790

Abstract

Abstract: Since the inception of private food safety standards in the late 1990s, producers, processors, retailers, and governments have been increasingly relying on them to provide assurances to food safety. This article first develops a conceptual framework for the market of private food safety standards through the lens of agri‐food supply chain logistics, outlining how the key players in the market interact and classifying these interactions into 15 categories. Second, we classify and review studies based on the interactions identified. Our review supports the identification of research gaps in this relatively new, though already important, area of research in contemporary agribusiness. Abstract : Related Content: Certifier competition and audit grades: An empirical examination using food safety certification