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Domestic and Trade Implications of Leafy Green MarketingAgreement Type Policies and the Food Safety Modernization Act for theSouthern Produce Industry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2015
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Protecting the safety of the U.S. food supply is a shared responsibility.Accomplishing that task requires the efforts of multiple government agenciescombined with private sector participation. Despite the best efforts of thepublic-private partnership, the presence of microbial contaminationincidents continues to raise questions regarding the safety of the U.S. foodsupply. As a result, there have been increased efforts to take measures toenhance food safety by the government and industry groups. The passage ofthe Food Safety Modernization Act establishes an increasing role forgovernment in establishing and enforcing food safety standards. This newinitiative is designed to address food from domestic and foreign origins.These U.S. government initiatives combined with the labyrinth of food safetystandards promoted by international organizations, foreign governments,private-sector retail food sales, food processors, and producers have acommon foundation. All of these standards generally apply to four basicbiohazards areas: soil, water, animals, and people. However, they all havean effect on the costs that producers and other members of the industry faceas they attempt to implement and/or document the multitude of activitiesrequired for compliance. This article provides an overview of the evolutionof food safety standards related to the fresh produce industry. An exampleof their potential consequences on the profitability of southern regionvegetable producers is provided and the potential impact on import suppliersis discussed.
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- Session Title: Future Domestic and International Competitiveness of the Southern Fruit and Vegetable Industry
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