Assessing Food Safety Risks in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Makita, Kohei; Haan, Nicoline C. de; Nguyen-Viet, Hung; Grace, Delia

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-100596-5.21576-x

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“…Moreover, their education level is relatively low. They have less knowledge, treatment, and guidance on food safety [ 8 , 41 , 42 ], providing a market for some contaminated foods that do not meet market standards [ 32 , 43 ]. Finally, growing income inequality creates more economic uncertainty for low and middle-income groups, making them make difficult trade-offs between basic needs and long-term benefits, increasing the difficulty and anxiety in their food preparation [ 23 ], which increases the physical and microbiological risks of food purchase, cooking and storage at home.…”

Section: Theoretical Analysis and Hypothesesmentioning

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Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Food Safety Risk

Chen

2023

Foods

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Food safety risk, as an implicit cost of social and economic development, endangers the health of global residents, including China. To systematically understand the impact of socioeconomic development on food safety risk and to establish a sound modern governance system of food safety in China, this paper uses provincial panel data from 2011 to 2020 to explore the relationship between food safety risk and socio-economic development factors such as economic growth and income inequality by employing a two-way fixed effect model and moderating effect model. The results show that the food safety risk is a Kuznets curve, and the turning point is about RMB 58,104.59 per capita GDP (based on prices in 2011). However, under the moderating effect of income inequality, the turning point of the Kuznets curve of food safety risk will shift to the right, and the curve will be flattened. In other words, income inequality has a negative moderating effect on the “inverted U-shaped” relationship between economic growth and food safety risk. When dealing with food safety problems, the goal of stable and sustained economic growth and common prosperity should be incorporated into policy formulation to enhance the governance effectiveness of food safety risk.

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Section: Theoretical Analysis and Hypothesesmentioning

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Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Food Safety Risk

Chen

2023

Foods

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Achieving Food Security Through a Food Systems Lens

Fanzo

2023

Resilience and Food Security in a Food Systems Context

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Achieving food security for the global population of 8 billion will be a challenge without functional, equitable, and resilient food systems. This chapter examines the history of how food security has been framed and addressed in international development, and the importance of a food systems approach and mindset in tackling food security. While this new food systems framing is important in bringing together the myriad of actors and components that food touches upon, food security has become more complex in the modern, challenged world, and functional food systems do not necessarily equate to improved food security. As international goals and commitments are made, policymakers must consider how food systems engage with other systems, and the failures and successes that history has taught us in efforts to achieve food security for all.

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Exploring the adoption of food safety measures in smallholder dairy systems in Ethiopia: implications for food safety and public health

Nyokabi,

Korir,

Lindahl

et al. 2024

Food Sec.

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Milk is highly perishable and can be a conduit for the transmission of zoonotic foodborne pathogens. This cross-sectional survey involving 159 farming households and 18 participant observations in participating farms was undertaken in Addis Ababa and surrounding areas in Oromia, Ethiopia to assess the adoption of food safety measures in smallholder farms. Adoption of food safety measures at the farm level influences milk quality and safety across the entire milk value chain, from “grass to glass”. This study considered the adoption of 36 different food safety measures (FSM) including animal health, milking hygiene, hygienic milk storage, and hygienic milking premises. A weighted food safety index (FSI, ranging from 0 to 100) was calculated for each household based on FSM adopted. Ordinary Least Squares linear regression was used to quantify the factors of FSM adoption by smallholder farmers. The overall food safety index ranged between 59.97—60.75. A majority of farmers may be classified as moderate adopters of FSM (index ranging between 30–70%). Farm and farmers’ characteristics such as herd size, farmer’s education level, farmer’s expertise in dairying, and participation of the farm in the formal milk value- chain, were shown to positively influence the level of adoption of FSM. Low farm-level adoption of FSM has food safety and public health implications as it can lead to milk contamination and, therefore, expose consumers to foodborne diseases. There is an imperative for policymakers to design and implement policies and intervention strategies that lead to increased farmer training related to livestock production and awareness of the important role that FSM adoption can play in improving food safety and public health.

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Assessing Food Safety Risks in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Food Safety Risk

Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Food Safety Risk

Achieving Food Security Through a Food Systems Lens

Exploring the adoption of food safety measures in smallholder dairy systems in Ethiopia: implications for food safety and public health

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