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The safe food imperative: Accelerating progress in low- and middle-income countries

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Title The safe food imperative: Accelerating progress in low- and middle-income countries
 
Creator Jaffee, Steven
Henson, Spencer
Unnevehr, Laurian J.
Grace, Delia
Cassou, Emilie
 
Subject food safety
health
 
Description Food safety hazards are increasingly being recognized as a major public health problem worldwide, yet
among developing countries, there is limited understanding of the wider-ranging socio-economic costs of
unsafe food and the benefits of remedial or preventative measures. This limited evidence base has led many
countries to underinvest in food safety, or invest inefficiently in reaction to serious outbreaks of foodboroe
illness, other food scares, or trade interruptions. For many countries experiencing rapid urbanization and
dietary changes, the growing complexity of food safety hazards is outpacing if not overwhelming prevailing
food safety management capacity-both in government and in supply chains.

This report strengthens the economic case for increased public investment and other policy attention on
food safety in developing countries. It is directed primarily at policy-makers, although researchers,
development practitioners and food safety specialists will also find its content of value. By synthesizing and
interpreting the available evidence on the economic costs of unsafe food in relation to both domestic
markets and trade, the report positions food safety as an integral part of economic development and food
system modernization. It goes on to provide guidance on ways in which public policy and investment can
improve food safety awareness and behavior from farm to fork.
 
Date 2019
2018-10-29T08:07:26Z
2018-10-29T08:07:26Z
 
Type Book
 
Identifier Jaffee, S., Henson, S., Unnevehr, L., Grace, D. and Cassou, E. 2019. The safe food imperative: Accelerating progress in low- and middle-income countries. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
9781464813450
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97825
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/30568
https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1345-0
 
Language en
 
Relation Agriculture and Food Series
 
Rights CC-BY-3.0
Open Access
 
Publisher World Bank