Lebensmittelskandale bedrohen nicht nur die Gesundheit des Verbrauchers, sondern verursachen oft auch enorme Verluste bei den Produzenten. Zusätzlich zu Initiativen von Firmen und Wirtschaftszweigen versuchen Regierungen, den Verbraucherschutz durch Produktstandards und Qualitätskontrollen zu...

Recent food scares such as the discoveries of Bovine Spongi form Encephalopathy and Ecoli contaminated spinach have heightened interest in food traceability. Here, we show how exogenous increases in food traceability create incentives for farms and marketing firms to supply safer food by...

Food safety shocks can threaten the health of consumers, create havoc within an industry and result in severe losses to producers. Governments often attempt to aid food safety by mandating standards and inspection of food products to supplement the efforts by private firms and industries. This...