Ensuring that European food imports are safe presents special challenges, as production takes place in third countries … focus of direct legislative attention. As a result, the safety of food imports in Europe is pursued not through the …-risk products (such as animals and animal products), the regulation of food import safety in the European Union (EU) is not the …

than 4 percent of net food imports over a period of six years for the countries considered, although for some of the larger …This paper attempts to assess the incremental external financing requirements occasioned by changes in world food … on estimates of changes in food prices due to the Round obtained in previous studies, and on detailed data on food trade …

Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as …"Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as … it did a decade ago. What does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe who produce …

intensity of certification, in terms of producers and hectares are associated with higher banana imports. However the estimated … elasticities of imports in all models are less than 1 indication an inelastic response of imports to GlobalGAP certification …

Non-tariff measures such as food safety standards are used to achieve the non-trade objective of protecting consumers … foreign producers. This study investigates the protectionist intent of EU food safety standards using a sample of EU food … comparing EU standards to the internationally scientific referenced benchmarks regulated jointly by both the Food and …