An analysis of the risks of non-compliance with the European organic standard: A categorical analysis of farm data from a German control body

Zorn, Alexander; Lippert, Christian; Dabbert, Stephan

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.08.020

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“…Other relevant risk‐increasing factors are, although to a lower extent, farm size and complexity, and livestock production in general. These results are consistent with those found in Zorn et al () and Gambelli et al ().…”

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“…To our knowledge, no previous similar study has been performed on such a vast data set, with a comparison of results from different countries. Zorn et al () analyze the differences in the German organic control bodies, and Zorn et al () provide an analysis of noncompliance based on data from a German control body, while Gambelli et al (, ) analyze the noncompliance of Italian organic operators; finally, Zanoli et al () provide an analysis of noncompliance in the Turkish organic sector.…”

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Feasibility of risk-based inspections in organic farming: results from a probabilistic model

Gambelli

Solfanelli

Zanoli

2013

Agricultural Economics

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A risk-based inspection system might improve the efficiency of the organic farming certification system and ultimately provide a basis for increased competitiveness of this sector. This requires the definition of an effective inspection procedure that allows statistical evaluation of critical risk factors for noncompliance. Here, we present a study based on data from selected control bodies in five European countries that is aimed at determining the feasibility of risk-based inspections in the organic sector according to the data that are currently routinely recorded. Bayesian networks are used for identification of the factors that can affect the risk of noncompliance. The results show that previous/concurrent noncompliant behavior explains most of the risk, and that the risk increases with farm size and the complexity of their operations. The data currently recorded by control bodies appear to be insufficient to establish an efficient risk-based approach to these inspections.

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Feasibility of risk-based inspections in organic farming: results from a probabilistic model

Gambelli

Solfanelli

Zanoli

2013

Agricultural Economics

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“…Indeed, the proliferation of standards and the bureaucratic burden can make it difficult for food business actors to comply [13,16]. Furthermore, according to findings by Zorn, et al [17] and Zanoli, et al [18], in some situations, the fact that compliance is costly, can stimulates opportunistic individuals to accept compliance risk instead of paying higher production cost and reducing their (short-term) profit.…”

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Critical Factors and Enablers of Food Quality And Safety Compliance Risk Management in the Vietnamese Seafood Supply Chain

Tran¹

2018

IJMVSC

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Recently, along with the emergence of food scandals, food supply chains have to face with ever-increasing pressure from compliance with food quality and safety regulations and standards. This paper aims to explore critical factors of compliance risk in food supply chain with an illustrated case in Vietnamese seafood industry. To this end, this study takes advantage of both primary and secondary data sources through a comprehensive literature research of industrial and scientific papers, combined with expert interview. Findings showed that there are three main critical factor groups influencing on compliance risk including challenges originating from Vietnamese food supply chain itself, characteristics of regulation and standards, and business environment. Furthermore, author proposed enablers to eliminate compliance risks to food supply chain managers as well as recommendations to government and other influencers and supporters.

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“…Individual judgments can be aggregated is different ways of which the most widely applied are two: (1) the aggregation of individual judgments (AIJ), and (2) synthesizing individual priorities (AIP). Forman and Peniwati 33 suggested that the choice of method depends on whether the group is assumed to act together as a unit or as separate individuals. If the group acts in synergy, AIJ is the most appropriate, while AIP is appropriate for the latter.…”

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The Application of the Ahp Risk-Benefit Assessment in Certification of Organic Farming

Prusak¹,

Kafel²,

Stefanów³

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The objective of the research is to develop the risk-benefit assessment models based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and test them in certification of organic products. The ISO Guide 65 /EN 45011 standard and Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 oblige the certification bodies to conduct risk assessment during certification process. However, no specific methodology of risk assessment has been provided in this respect. The AHP decomposes a complex problem into a hierarchy involving goal, criteria, and decision variants. Two hierarchical models, risk and benefit, were constructed based on the relevant publications and consultations with the key experts from one of the nine Polish third party certification bodies (CB), with experience in certification of organic products. Both models have the same decision variants considered in the process of surveillance. The results show that parallel production of conventional products and production of the same goods in organic and conventional versions appeared to be the major risk factors in organic farming. In benefit model, increased trust to certified products and minimization of costs of improper decisions were the most important. The AHP-based models proved very useful in risk-benefit assessment of organic producers and demonstrated a new approach to risk assessment. However, several conditions must be fulfilled before their implementation in practice, such as adjustment to individual needs of a certification body and refinement of the quality management system.

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An analysis of the risks of non-compliance with the European organic standard: A categorical analysis of farm data from a German control body

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

Feasibility of risk-based inspections in organic farming: results from a probabilistic model

Feasibility of risk-based inspections in organic farming: results from a probabilistic model

Critical Factors and Enablers of Food Quality And Safety Compliance Risk Management in the Vietnamese Seafood Supply Chain

The Application of the Ahp Risk-Benefit Assessment in Certification of Organic Farming

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