Durch den Terroranschlag vom 11. September 2001 wurde dem Risiko bioterroristischer Attacken auf die Lebensmittelkette neue Aufmerksamkeit zuteil. Die USA verabschiedeten als Reaktion den Bioterrorism Actʺ (BTA), der neue Importregelungen formuliert, die als nicht-tarifäre Maßnahmen (NTBs)...

This article discusses regulatory cooperation in the area of food safety in trade agreements with a special attention to the EU-US negotiations about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. We show how food safety is regulated in trade agreements and what regulatory cooperation...

This study reviews the structure and flow of formal and informal agri-food trade within ECOWAS and evaluate the trade barriers, financial and quality infrastructure gaps. A mixed-method approach - qualitative and quantitative methods - is adopted which comprises an extensive literature review,...

This study reviews the structure and flow of formal and informal agri-food trade within ECOWAS and evaluate the trade barriers, financial and quality infrastructure gaps. A mixed-method approach – qualitative and quantitative methods – is adopted which comprises an extensive literature...