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A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports

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dc.contributor.authorOtsuki, Tsunehiro
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John S.
dc.contributor.authorSewadeh, Mirvat
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T18:24:33Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T18:24:33Z
dc.date.issued2001-03
dc.description.abstractGrowing concern over health risks associated with food products is at the forefront of trade policy debate. At the heart of this debate is the "precautionary principle," which holds that precautions should be taken against health, safety, and environmental risks even when science has not established direct cause-and-effect relationships--as with, for example, the EUropean ban on hormone-treated beef. The authors quantify the impact on food exports from African countries of new EUropean Union standards for aflatoxins, structurally related toxic compounds that contaminate certain foods and lead to the production of acute liver carcinogens in the human body. The authors estimate the impact of changes in differing levels of such protection based on the EU standards (and suggested by international standards) for 15 EUropean countries and 9 African countries between 1989 and 1998. The results suggest that implementation of the EU's new aflatoxin standards will significantly hurt African exports to EUrope of nuts, cereals, and dried fruits, which are highly sensitive to the aflatoxin standards. The EU standards would reduce health risks by only about 1.4 deaths per billion a year but would cut African exports by 64 percent, or $670 million, compared with their level under international standards.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047386/race-top-case-study-food-safety-standards-african-exports
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2563
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19691
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2563
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBRAN
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCARCINOGENS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN TRADE
dc.subjectCOEFFICIENT ESTIMATE
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY MARKETS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDRIED FRUIT
dc.subjectDRIED FRUITS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDIBLE NUTS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT COSTS
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT SUPPLY
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFOOD ADDITIVES
dc.subjectFOOD ECONOMICS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD GRAINS
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCT
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOODGRAINS
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGRAVITY EQUATION
dc.subjectGROUNDNUT
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectIMPORT BANS
dc.subjectIMPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectIMPORT RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMEAL
dc.subjectNUTS
dc.subjectPECANS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
dc.subjectREGULATORY BARRIERS
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE DISPUTES
dc.subjectTRADE EFFECT
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LOSSES
dc.subjectTRADE PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectTROPICAL FRUITS
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVALUE OF TRADE
dc.subjectVEGETABLE OILS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWALNUTS
dc.subjectWELFARE LOSSES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.titleA Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exportsen
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okr.crossref.titleA Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports
okr.date.disclosure2001-03-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:16:00.684131Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047386/race-top-case-study-food-safety-standards-african-exports
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid387751468767690498
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2563
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01032007445741
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1047386
okr.identifier.reportWPS2563
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorOther Agriculture
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicFood and Beverage Industry
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitTrade, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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