Cover image for
Title:
The safe food imperative : accelerating progress in low- and middle-income countries / Steven Jaffee, Spencer Henson, Laurian Unnevehr, Delia Grace, and Emilie Cassou
Author:
Jaffee, Steven, author.

Henson, Spencer, author.

Unnevehr, Laurian, author.

Grace, Delia, author.

Cassou, Emilie, author.

World Bank Group, issuing body.
Publication Information:
Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2019]

©2019
Call Number:
HD9000.9.D44 J34 2019
Abstract:
Food safety hazards are increasingly being recognized as a major public health problem worldwide, yetamong developing countries, there is limited understanding of the wider-ranging socio-economic costs ofunsafe food and the benefits of remedial or preventative measures. This limited evidence base has led manycountries to underinvest in food safety, or invest inefficiently in reaction to serious outbreaks of foodborneillness, other food scares, or trade interruptions. For many countries experiencing rapid urbanization anddietary changes, the growing complexity of food safety hazards is outpacing if not overwhelming prevailingfood safety management capacity-both in government and in supply chains.This report strengthens the economic case for increased public investment and other policy attention onfood 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 andinterpreting the available evidence on the economic costs of unsafe food in relation to both domesticmarkets and trade, the report positions food safety as an integral part of economic development and foodsystem modernization. It goes on to provide guidance on ways in which public policy and investment canimprove food safety awareness and behavior from farm to fork.
Added Corporate Author:
ISBN:
9781464813450
Series:
Agriculture and food series
Physical Description:
xxxvii, 168 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Lead Authors; About the Contributors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Food Safety Context; Aims and Audiences; Study Methods; Structure of the Report; 1. Why Safe Food Matters to Economic Development; Introduction; Food Safety and the Sustainable Development Goals; Understanding the Socioeconomic Impacts of Unsafe Food; The Food Safety Life Cycle; Summary; References; 2. Evidence on the Burden of Unsafe Food in Low- and Middle-Income Countries; Introduction; The Public Health Burden of Foodborne DiseaseEconomic Costs of Foodborne Disease; Food Safety Risks in LMIC Domestic Markets; The Costs of Domestic Food Safety Failures; The Costs of Food Safety Failures in Trade; Summary; References; 3. The Status of Food Safety Management in Developing Countries; Food Safety Capacity; Factors That Motivate Food Safety Capacity and Behavioral Change; Benchmarking Food Safety Capacity; The Public Sector's Capacities for Managing Domestic Food Safety Risks; The Alternatives to Public Regulation; Enabling Smallholder Farmers to Be Food Safety Compliant; The State of Capacities for Managing Trade-Related Food Safety RisksMoving toward Risk-Based Imported Food Controls; Summary; References; 4. Strengthening Food Safety Management Systems; Introduction; Steps toward a More Effective Food Safety Policy Framework; Better Implementation: Moving from Policy to Action; References; 5. The Way Forward; Conclusions; A Call to Action for Various Stakeholders; Priorities among Countries at Different Stages of the Food Safety Life Cycle; Reference
Personal Author:
Copies: