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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is Dean of the Faculty of Management and Professor of the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, Canada. He acts as special advisor to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to Health Canada on food safety issues, and to Agriculture and Food Canada on agricultural policy. Klappentext The era of accountability in food safety is upon us. With social media empowering consumers and an increase in global trades, food industry pundits and food safety regulators alike will be expected to become more responsive and transparent. Protectionism is no longer enough, or even appropriate. With less means, public regulators from around the world are pressed to monitor risks that are often challening to anticipate. Constant learning will be crucial for more effective mitigating strategies and policies. This learning process can be supported by many different sources, including other countries. Once deemed controversial, benchmarking amongst nations has become a powerful tool allowing food safety experts to anticipate systemic risks which could threaten the welfare of an economy. This book analyzes the strengths and weaknesses in food safety systems around the world in order to assist academics, industry professionals and policymakers to implement effective food safety management systems and processes. The food safety performances of 17 OCDE countries have been compared across four major categories: consumer affairs; biosecurity; governance and recalls; and traceability and management. The purpose of this benchmarking framework is to identify and evaluate common elements among global food safety sustems. The primary objective of this book is not only to identify which country offers the safest food prodcuts to its citizens, but to recognize which countries employ comparatively best practices to contain risks related to the safety of food sustems. Zusammenfassung This book comprehensively argues for more future benchmarking between nations. Since the initial food safety benchmarking report was published in 2008! the sharing of data and protocols among nations has dramatically increased. It was intended to identify and evaluate common elements among global food safety systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgment ix 1 Introduction: Facing Global Realities 1 Facing Global Realities 1 Food Systems 4 Food Safety Systems 7 Supply Connecting with Demand 9 Comparing Food Safety Systems 12 Methodology for the First Two Surveys 14 Limitations 15 Highlights 19 2 How Was Canada Doing in 2010? A Comparative Analysis 21 How Was Canada Doing? A Comparative Analysis 21 Highlights 22 Consumer Affairs 23 Biosecurity 23 Governance and Recall 23 Traceability and Management 24 How Canada Got Here 24 Industry and the Canadian Government 30 Industry and the United States 34 Beyond BSE: Food Safety and Trades 35 3 Consumer Affairs 41 Connecting with the consumer 41 Analysis of Ranking Data 42 Incidences of Reported Illness by Foodborne Pathogens 42 Rates of Inspections and Audits 46 Food Safety Education Programs 49 Labeling and Indications of Allergens 50 Ease of Access to Public Health Information 52 Investigation on Consumer Affairs 53 Incidences of Reported Illness by Foodborne Pathogens 53 Rates of Inspections and Audits 56 Food Safety Education Programs 56 Labeling and Indications of Allergens 57 Discussion 57 4 Biosecurity 63 Bioterrorism 66 Analysis of Ranking Data 68 Rate of Use of Agricultural Chemicals 68 Bioterrorism Strategy 70 Investigation on Biosecurity 72 Rate of Use of Agricultural Chemicals 72 Dis...
